The /t/ sound in the word "tip" has different phonetic properties than the /t/ sound in "tap." This demonstrates _______. In spite of this phenomenon, we tend to hear these words as ______
a) categorical perception; invariant
b) categorical perception; variable
c) coarticulation; variable
d) coarticulation; invariant
Answer: d
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a. neglected. b. rejected. c. antisocial. d. controversial.
According to research by Blanchard-Fields (2007), ____ of an middle-aged adult would most likely to be dealt with via avoidance-denial
a. death of a spouse b. buying groceries c. mowing the lawn d. writing a thank you note
The reason we do not perceive our eye blinks as "blackouts" might be that: a. blinks happen too quickly to be perceived by the cerebral cortex
b. during a blink, the visual cortex is deactivated. c. we learn to ignore these interruptions in visual input. d. during a blink, areas of the brain involved with consciousness become less active.
Psychoanalytic theory focuses on ________ and early childhood experiences.
a. a person’s consciousness b. a person’s unconscious c. fetal development d. sexual identity