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The price of your favorite candy bar has increased from $1.00 to $1.12. According to Weber’s Law,

Dust particles and moisture in the air blur images at a distance, making objects that are far away appear duller and hazy.  Artists frequently use this principle, which is called

“People actively seek out information, reason with it, and then plan the best course of action.” This statement is most representative of the  perspective.

As a door swings toward us, its image on our retina goes from square to trapezoidal, but we perceive a door moving in space.  When our friend walks away from us, their image on our retina gets smaller, but we perceive a person of a set size moving away in the distance.  These are examples of

Some psychologists observed people saying good bye to each other at airports to study the types of behaviors displayed during these emotional situations.  The method they used is best described as the

When Bill looks at his lamp alternately with his left eye and right eye, the image seems to jump from one position to another. This phenomenon illustrates __________.

Theories that propose that perceptions may be determined by our expectations are

In a laboratory, smokers are asked to “drive” using a computerized driving simulator equipped with a stick shift and a gas pedal. The object is to maximize the distance covered by driving as fast as possible on a winding road while avoiding rear-end collisions. Some of the participants smoke a real cigarette immediately before climbing into the driver’s seat. Others smoke a fake cigarette without nicotine. You are interested in comparing how many collisions the two groups have. In this study, the independent variable is ___________.

Considerable evidence suggests that the left hemisphere of the brain can be characterized as a _________ specialist while the right hemisphere plays a vital role in __________.

The class is playing a game of Jeopardy! and it is your turn. “I’ll take Pioneers in Psychology for $50.” The revealed answer is “Focused on unconscious factors and relied on the case study method.” Just before the buzzer sounds, what will you say?