After damage to her somatosensory association cortex, Patient E.C. experienced
a. visual agnosia.
b. a loss of tactile sensitivity.
c. a difficulty in differentiating objects by weight.
d. a difficulty in differentiating objects by texture cues.
e. a difficulty in recognizing common objects by touch.
Answer: e. a difficulty in recognizing common objects by touch.
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because it would be too hard to divide their accumulated possessions and to start over again. According to Robert Sternberg, which type of love do Arlo and Margaret possess? a. fatuous love b. companionate love c. nonlove d. empty love
Research by Romero, Villar, Luengo, and Gomez-Fraguela suggests that:
a. introverts are more optimistic about achieving success in the pursuit of their goals than extraverts b. extraverts are more optimistic about achieving success in the pursuit of their goals than introverts c. both introverts and extraverts are equally happy and optimistic about achieving success in the pursuit of their goals d. both introverts and extraverts are very pessimistic about their chances of achieving success
When people are deprived of REM sleep due to general sleep loss, they will spend more time in REM sleep afterward
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
The EEG brain wave patterns of a person who is hypnotized
a. consist of Stage 2 sleep waves with numerous sleep spindles. b. resemble those of a person in a very deep sleep. c. resemble those of a person pretending to be hypnotized. d. are different from any of these patterns.