The lights around the movie marquee flashed on and off in succession. However, Jerome did not perceive them as separate lights flashing, but instead saw a continuous band of light moving around the edge of the marquee. Jerome's perception illustrates
a. the phi phenomenon.
b. bottom-up processing.
c. feature detection.
d. preattentive processing.
A
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a. peripheral b. central c. objective d. subjective
All of the following result from social categorization except an
a. overestimation of differences between groups. b. underestimation of differences within groups. c. increased confidence that differences between groups are biologically based. d. increased tendency to notice behaviors inconsistent with group stereotypes.
How many of these children would be at risk for child abuse: a step-child, a sick child, and a child with a parent deployed in a combat zone?
a. none b. one c. two d. three
A frequency distribution is made by breaking down the entire range of possible scores into classes of equal size and then recording the number of scores falling into each class
Indicate whether the statement is true or false