For Democritus, perception occurred when atoms emanating from the surface of objects entered the ____ and were transmitted to the ____.
a. pores of the body; heart
b. sensory systems of the body; brain
c. pores of the body; liver
d. sensory systems of the body; heart
b. sensory systems of the body; brain
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Concerning mental illness, people appear to inherit a predisposition for a disorder, not the actual disorder
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Forty-one-year old Dave is contemplating returning to college but is nervous to do so. What can you tell Dave to encourage him to return to college?
A. He will have an easier time committing new material to memory. B. The professors will likely treat Dave more as a colleague than a student. C. Middle-aged students tend to be more motivated. D. Younger students will embrace him into their inner circle.
Levon was amazed at a magician's trick in which a person in a box appeared to be sawed in half. Levon had perceived the head at one end of the box and the feet at the other end of the box, as belonging to a single person, rather than two separate people. This error in Levon's understanding illustrates the Gestalt principle of:
a. figure-ground b. proximity c. common fate d. good continuation
The claim that God arranges for mental and bodily events to be perfectly coordinated is called:?
a. ?psychophysical parallelism b. ?double aspectism c. ?preestablished harmony d. ?idealism