Participants in a research experiment are shown projected images for two seconds, then asked to describe what they saw in each image. In keeping with top-down perceptual processing, what feature did most participants likely "see" in a clown image that was not actually in the image?
A. A red nose
B. A striped scarf
C. A yellow jacket
D. A bubble pipe
Answer: A
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Which of the following did Skinner reject as valid characteristics of personality?
a. Traits c. Defense mechanisms b. Unconscious influences d. All of these are correct.
In the context of mental health differences due to locus of control, people higher in internal locus of control experience less:
a. benefit from therapy for addiction. c. job satisfaction. b. anxiety and depression. d. philanthropism.
Assignment bias can threaten the internal validity of between-subjects experiments
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Until about one year of age, infants respond similarly to the basic sounds used in all languages. After that, they can detect subtle differences in language sounds only in their native language. Which of the following theories best supports this phenomenon?
A) canalization B) experiential canalization C) genetic determinism D) probabilistic epigenesis