What is one of the three psychophysical methods that Fechner developed to research outer psychophysics?
a. the Just Noticeable Difference
c. the two-point threshold caliper
b. adjustment
d. Fechner’s canon
B
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A child who fits Jerome Kagan's description for the temperamental style he calls "inhibited to the unfamiliar" is placed in a room by herself; researchers observe the child through a one-way mirror and also check physiological measures
What might they expect to find? a. The child's heart rate accelerates. b. The child looks around for an adult. c. The child's brain waves show a sleep-like pattern. d. The child runs around and moves his arms in stereotyped patterns.
Psychologists tend to refer to a culture that values the virtues of interdependence and social harmony as
a. conformist. b. collectivist. c. communist. d. cooperative.
Often when twins who were separated at birth are reunited, they tend to focus on all of their similarities, while ignoring their differences. This is known as
a. the Barnum effect. b. the confirmation bias. c. uncritical acceptance. d. functional fixedness.
Which scenario BEST illustrates déjà vu?
A) suddenly believing that a life-altering experience is about to happen to you B) suddenly believing that you have been in a situation before, even though you cannot recall any details C) telling the same story to the same person multiple times and thinking that the person has not yet heard the story D) mistakenly thinking that you recognize someone