Regarding food choices, young children
A) tend to imitate people they admire.
B) respond well to bribes.
C) show a preference for unhealthy foods.
D) typically eat more than adults do.
A
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What anatomical feature of the retina supports the opponent theory of color recognition??
a. ?Groups of cells that process yellow and blue or red and green are located together. b. ?Cells that process red and green occupy different clusters within the center of the retina; blue and yellow cells occupy different clusters within the periphery of the retina. c. ?Cones are more efficient at processing yellow and blue; rods are more efficient at processing red and green. d. ?Cells responsible for detecting yellow, blue, red, or green are located in opposing clusters within the retina.
Beth, while riding her bicycle down a city street, was nearly knocked into traffic by the abrupt opening of a parked car door. What did her hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis do in response to the perceived stressor?
a. ?The hypothalamus communicated with the adrenal glands, which told the pituitary gland to release testosterone into the bloodstream. b. ?The hypothalamus communicated with the pituitary gland, which told the adrenal glands to release cortisol into the bloodstream. c. ?The hypothalamus communicated with the pituitary gland, which told the adrenal glands to release norepinephrine into the bloodstream. d. ?The hypothalamus communicated with the adrenal glands, which told the pituitary gland to release adrenaline into the bloodstream.
Walter has been working at his computer for the past 2 hours and the hum that he found so annoying when he started no longer bothers him. The change in Walter's sensitivity to the noise from the computer illustrates the principle of:
a. sensory adaptation b. perceptual invariance c. perceptual assimilation d. changing difference thresholds