It is difficult to distinguish between colors at night because ______

a) we are seeing primarily with the cones
b) rods do not adapt to the dark
c) we are seeing primarily with the rods
d) we are used to seeing mostly with the fovea


ANS: C, Rods are insensitive to color and thus when they are active you can only detect black and white shades.

Psychology

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a. ?explicit b. ?implicit c. ?episodic d. ?autobiographical

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A. frontal lobe B. inferior parietal cortex C. visual cortex D. inferior temporal cortex

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A. reinforcement of maladaptive behavior patterns B. unrealistic modes of thought employed by many people C. mismatch between an individual's ideal self and real self D. unresolved unconscious conflicts occurring between the id and superego

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