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

Psychology

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