Helmut is at a crowded park walking his dog. He is looking for a friend and finally sees his friend’s face among the crowd. He is using his __________ neurons to detect faces
a) feature detector
b) simple cell
c) nasal retina
d) complex facial
Answer: A
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a. a burst of many stimuli within a few seconds b. many stimuli spaced at exactly equal intervals over a period of minutes c. minutes of uninterrupted inhibitory stimulation d. a simultaneous pairing of an excitatory stimulus and an inhibitory stimulus
What type of parent requires little of their children, rarely bothers to correct their behavior, and shows very little love or concern for them?
a. authoritative b. authoritarian c. permissive d. disengaged
The most important take-home message about controlled thinking is that it
a. provides a check on automatic thinking. b. replaces automatic thinking. c. increases the efficiency of thinking. d. precedes automatic thinking.
When studying the effect of temperature on the sales of ice creams, a researcher records the number of ice creams sold on cold days and the number sold on hot days. In this scenario, the researcher will most likely compare ________ to describe the results.
A. frequency polygons B. group percentages C. estimated scores D. group means