Normal visual sensation in the absence of complete visual perception is best illustrated by |
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prosopagnosia. |
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Patients who have negative expectations about the outcome of a surgical procedure may experience increased postoperative pain. This best illustrates the importance of |
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sensory adaptation. |
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During a hearing test, many sounds were presented at such a low level of intensity that Mr. Antall could hardly detect them. These sounds were below Mr. Antall's |
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absolute threshold. |
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People's response to subliminal priming indicates that |
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they are capable of processing information without any conscious awareness of doing so. |
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Subliminally presented stimuli |
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can sometimes be consciously perceived. |
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The constant quivering movements of our eyes enable us to |
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minimize sensory adaptation. |
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The amount of light entering the eye is regulated by the |
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iris |
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The direct link between a single cone and a single ________ preserves the fine details in the cone's message. |
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bipolar cell |
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People who demonstrate blindsight have most likely suffered damage to their |
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visual cortex. |
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When most people stare first at a blue circle and then shift their eyes to a white surface, the afterimage of the circle appears |
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yellow. |
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Although a few keys on the piano were broken, Shana mentally filled in the missing notes of the familiar melodies. This best illustrates the principle of |
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closure. |
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If you stared at a house as you walked down a street, the trees in front of the house would appear to be moving |
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in the opposite direction as you, and the trees behind the house would appear to be moving in the same direction as you. |
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Brightness constancy is most clearly facilitated by |
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relative luminance. |
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Knowing about the effects of the perceived distance of objects on their perceived size helps us to understand |
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the Moon illusion. |
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The process of transducing air pressure waves into neural messages that the brain interprets as meaningful sound is known as |
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audition |
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According to place theory, the perception of |
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high-pitched sounds is associated with large vibrations of the basilar membrane closest to the oval window. |
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A time lag between left and right auditory stimulation is important for accurately |
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locating sounds. |
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The biopsychosocial approach to pain is likely to emphasize the importance of both |
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top-down and bottom-up processing. |
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Sense perception cells that project antennalike hairs are located within |
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taste buds. |
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Which of the following play the biggest role in our feeling dizzy and unbalanced after a thrilling roller coaster ride? |
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semicircular canals |
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Pleasant memories are most likely to be evoked by exposure to |
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fragrant odors. |
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The semicircular canals are most directly relevant to |
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the vestibular sense. |
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Parapsychology refers to the |
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study of phenomena such as ESP and psychokinesis. |
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The existence of convincing scientific evidence that ESP is possible would pose the greatest challenge to the |
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contemporary scientific understanding of human nature. |
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The greatest difficulty facing contemporary parapsychology is the |
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lack of a reproducible ESP phenomenon. |
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