Question 1

People judge the temperature of a room as colder following the experience of

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Social exclusion can lead to feelings of isolation and loneliness, which can manifest as physical sensations of coldness. This phenomenon is known as the "cold shoulder effect" and has been demonstrated in various studies. Dissociation, synesthesia, and psychokinesis are not related to changes in perceived temperature.

Question 2

The extrasensory ability to perceive an automobile accident taking place in a distant location is to ________ as the extrasensory ability to know at any moment exactly what your best friend is thinking is to ________.

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The answer of The extrasensory ability to perceive an automobile...

Question 3

Margo insists that her dreams frequently enable her to perceive and predict future events.Margo is claiming to possess the power of

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Margo's claim of perceiving and predicting future events through her dreams is a characteristic of precognition, which involves the ability to see future events before they happen.

Question 4

During the months when there is a large amount of pollen in the air,your hay fever severely affects your sense of smell.At the same time,your food all seems to taste the same.This illustrates the importance of

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Sensory interaction refers to the way in which different senses influence one another. In this case, the high levels of pollen in the air are affecting both the sense of smell and taste, causing them to interact and affect each other. This is why food may appear to taste the same during hay fever season, as the sense of smell, which is important in distinguishing different flavors, is compromised. Kinesthesia refers to the sense of bodily movement and position and is not relevant in this scenario. Tinnitus refers to ringing in the ears and is also not relevant. Dissociation refers to the disconnection or separation of certain aspects of consciousness, which is not applicable in this case.

Question 5

The fact that visually reading lips is part of hearing for all of us is best illustrated by

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The McGurk effect is a phenomenon where our brain combines what we see and what we hear to understand speech. It demonstrates how visual information, such as reading lips, is an integral part of the hearing process.

Question 6

Psychics who have worked with police departments in an effort to solve difficult crimes have demonstrated the value of

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There is no scientific evidence to support the idea that psychics possess clairvoyance, telepathy, or precognition, and therefore they cannot actually assist in solving crimes. The use of psychics in police investigations is generally viewed as pseudoscientific and not reliable.

Question 7

If hikers perceive a hill as steeper when carrying heavy backpacks rather than light backpacks,this would best illustrate

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Embodied cognition refers to the idea that our bodily experiences influence our perception and understanding of the world around us. In this case, the heavy backpack is a bodily experience that is influencing the hiker's perception of the steepness of the hill.

Question 8

After holding a warm drink rather than a cold one,people are more likely to rate others more warmly.This best illustrates

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This phenomenon is an example of embodied cognition, which proposes that bodily sensations and experiences influence cognitive processes such as perception, emotions, and judgments. Holding a warm drink activates positive associations and feelings of warmth, which can enhance our perception of other people as well.

Question 9

The greatest difficulty facing contemporary research on ESP is the

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The lack of reproducible evidence of ESP is the greatest difficulty facing contemporary research on ESP. While claims of ESP can be subject to scientific testing, the lack of consistent and reproducible evidence makes it difficult to draw reliable conclusions about the phenomenon. Additionally, there are some individuals who are willing to accept fraudulent evidence, but this is not the primary difficulty facing research on ESP. Similarly, while some people may be skeptical about the existence of ESP, this is not a scientific difficulty but rather a broader societal issue.

Question 10

The McGurk effect best illustrates

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The McGurk effect is an example of sensory interaction because it involves the integration of auditory and visual information to create a perception of speech sounds that differs from the actual auditory input.

Question 11

Jamal claims that his special psychic powers enable him to perceive exactly where the body of a recent murder victim is secretly buried.Jamal is claiming to possess the power of

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Clairvoyance is the psychic ability to see things that are hidden or not physically present. In this case, Jamal claims to be able to see the location of the buried body, which would fall under the category of clairvoyance. Psychokinesis is the ability to move objects with one's mind, precognition is the ability to see future events, and telepathy is the ability to read others' thoughts. None of these abilities directly relate to Jamal's claim of finding the buried body.

Question 12

The interconnection of brain circuits that process sensory experiences with brain circuits responsible for abstract thinking contributes to what psychologists call

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Embodied cognition refers to the idea that our cognitive processing is not solely determined by our brain, but is also influenced by our body and sensory experiences. This includes the interconnection between circuits that process sensory experiences and those responsible for abstract thinking. Psychokinesis and precognition are not related to this concept, and kinesthesia refers specifically to the sense of bodily movement and position rather than cognitive processing.

Question 13

The influence of our physical gestures on our psychological preferences is said to be an indication of

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Embodied cognition is the idea that our physical experiences and actions influence our cognitive processes, beliefs, and preferences. Research has shown that physical gestures and movements, such as nodding or shaking our heads, can affect our attitudes and opinions towards certain ideas, an example of embodied cognition. Dissociation refers to a disruption in one's thoughts, identity, or consciousness. Psychokinesis involves the ability to move objects with the mind. Phantom limb sensations refer to the sensation of pain or movement in a limb that has been amputated.

Question 14

You see one friend facing you and silently mouthing the words,"Show me the jar." At the very same time,a second friend standing behind you says aloud,"Show me the bar." Suppose that you perceive that the second friend actually said,"Show me the car." This would best illustrate

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The scenario described is an example of the McGurk effect, which occurs when the brain combines visual and auditory information to create a perception that differs from either input alone. In this case, watching the first friend mouth the word "jar" may have influenced the perception of the second friend's spoken word, causing it to be perceived as "car" instead of "bar".

Question 15

Psychics' suggestions that perception can occur apart from sensory input involve claims for the existence of

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Psychics' suggestions that perception can occur apart from sensory input usually involve claims for the existence of extra-sensory perception (ESP), such as telepathy, clairvoyance, and precognition. Phantom limb sensations, synesthesia, and posthypnotic suggestion may involve altered perception, but they are not typically associated with the claims made by psychics.

Question 16

The existence of convincing scientific evidence that ESP is possible would pose the greatest challenge to the

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ESP (extrasensory perception) is not currently considered a part of contemporary scientific understanding of human nature. If there were convincing scientific evidence of its existence, it would challenge the current understanding and potentially require a reevaluation of scientific theories and principles.

Question 17

Telepathy refers to the

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Telepathy specifically refers to the extrasensory transmission of thoughts from one mind to another. The other options are not a part of the definition of telepathy.

Question 18

Andre claims that he can make a broken watch begin to run again simply by entering a state of intense mental concentration.Andre is claiming to possess the power of

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The power that Andre claims to possess is the power of psychokinesis, which is the ability to manipulate objects using only mental or psychic energy. In this case, he claims that he can use his mental concentration to fix a broken watch and make it run again. This falls under the category of psychokinesis, as he is using his mind to manipulate the physical world.

Question 19

For some people,hearing certain sounds may activate color-sensitive regions of the cortex so as to trigger a sensation of color.This phenomenon is called

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The phenomenon described is known as synesthesia, where stimulation of one sensory pathway leads to the perception of a sensory experience in another pathway. In this case, hearing certain sounds triggers the perception of colors in the cortex, even though no color stimulus is present.

Question 20

Hearing ba and seeing mouth movements for ga may result in our perceiving da.This best illustrates

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This phenomenon is an example of sensory interaction, which occurs when different senses influence each other. In this case, what we see (the mouth movement for "ga") and what we hear (the sound "ba") interact to create a perception of "da." The other options (synesthesia, psychokinesis, and kinesthesia) do not adequately explain this phenomenon.

Quiz 5: Sensation and Perception