What makes the blind spot of the retina blind?
a. The shape of the lens prevents light from focusing at that point
b. Axons exit from the retina at that point.
c. Inhibition from neighboring rods cancels out all the input from the cones.
d. No blood vessels reach that part of the retina.
b
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a. situational context. b. cultural relativity. c. social nonconformity. d. subjective discomfort.
A new area in psychology that focuses on how people can become happy, fulfilled and psychologically healthy is called:
a. flow psychology b. clinical psychology c. positive psychology d. psychoanalysis
Two-year-old Laura dropped a block into her toy box. She then dropped a cup, a car, and a doll—some gently, and some with force. Laura’s modification of her dropping scheme is an example of __________
A) equilibrium B) organization C) accommodation D) assimilation
Which of the following is an accurate limitation of all personality questionnaires?
a. The questions are more difficult for children to answer, and thus they cause us to overpathologize kids. b. The questions tend to be racially biased in favor of white individuals. c. The questions tend to be transparent, so it is possible to present yourself differently than you actually are. d. The questions favor male respondents and handicap female respondents.