In Michigan, an outdoor temperature of 45 degrees feels cold in July but warm in January. This is an example of ______
a. Fechner's Law c. psychophysical scaling
b. paradoxical heat d. adaptation
D
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A 2½-year-old child sees a toy hidden in a tiny room, and then looks for a larger toy in "the same place" in a full-sized room. Under what circumstances can the child find the toy quickly?
a. If the child is told that the experimenter expanded the room b. If the child tries to explain the task to a still younger child c. If the child is told to think of the tiny room as a map d. If the child has had experience in playing with doll houses
Spanking a child is an example of a power-assertive technique
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Most researchers who investigate emotions believe there are more than six and they are complex. How does Robert Plutchik account for this complexity?
a) Eight basic emotions can be combined like colors. b) The number of emotions is unlimited and any attempt to list them is doomed to fail. c) Emotions can be described as either positive or negative; distinctions beyond this are not needed. d) The emotions experienced by an individual cannot be documented because emotions are subjective experiences.
Environmental pollutants are one of the major sources of health-related problems
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.