Oscar likes to run at night. Even though it is dark, Oscar can see because his eyes have specialized cells that convert the low levels of light energy into neural activity. These cells are known as
A. corneas.
B. foveas.
C. photoreceptors.
D. papillae.
Answer: C
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The local school board in Middletown recently asked that the Differential Aptitude Test (DAT) be administered to all fifth-grade students. It is particularly interested in the scores from the spatial relations and abstract reasoning sections. Based on the research into gender differences in cognitive abilities, you should expect that
a. the male students will score higher than the female students on both these two sections of the test. b. the male students will score higher than the female students on the spatial relations section of the test. c. the female students will score higher than the male students on both these two sections of the test. d. the female students will score higher than the male students on the spatial relations section of the test.
When there are multiple observers, it is important to check the ______ of the measurements to ensure they are consistent.
A. test-retest reliability B. internal consistency C. interrater reliability D. related reliability
Anaclitic depression was the term used by Renee Spitz in the 1940s to describe the pattern of behavior he saw in ____
a. emotionally deprived infants b. abused toddlers c. pregnant adolescents d. bereaved children
Shepard and Metzler's "image rotation" experiment was so influential and important to the study of cognition because it demonstrated
A. how easy mental rotation is for humans. B. that humans cannot successfully rotate mental images beyond 90 degrees. C. that humans can only perform mental rotation on "real-world" objects. D. imagery and perception may share the same mechanisms.