Which visual receptors adapt faster when confronted with a sudden change in light intensity?

A. Rods
B. Cones
C. Ossicles
D. Macula


Answer: B. Cones

Psychology

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You have learned that if you want to combine a noun such as girl with a verb such as run, the noun precedes the verb, and you must add an s to form girl runs. The rules that govern this kind of procedure are known as

a. semantics. b. phonemics. c. pragmatics. d. syntax.

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Habituation and sensitization differ depending upon whether ____

a. the effect is retroactive or proactive b. the response grows weaker or stronger c. the animal's behavior changes or fails to change d. it occurs in all species or just mammals

Psychology

A psychologist conducts an experiment in which he presents tones to subjects at various levels of intensity (that is, soft, moderate, and loud). The point at which the tone can be detected 50 percent of the time is known as the ____.?

a. ?absolute threshold b. ?median threshold c. ?stimulus threshold d. ?psychophysical threshold

Psychology

You decide that you want to study more, so you set a series of gradual, daily goals and reinforce yourself for meeting each goal in the series. You are using a technique known as

a. latent learning. b. shaping. c. vicarious classical conditioning. d. intermittent conditioning.

Psychology