Which of the following statements about the cortex is FALSE?

A. Within the cortex, the general flow of local information runs vertically
B. Within the cortex, information flows to cells in other layers above and below the activated cells
C. Hubel and wiesel (19613) discovered that all cortical neurons respond best the spots of light
D. All of the above

The sand at Akram’s feet appeared coarse, and he could see the individual grains of sand. However, the sand down the beach appeared to be much finer and less granular. This apparent difference in the sand may have partially resulted from the depth cue of:

A. Texture gradient
B. Convergence
C. Light and shadow
D. Interposition

Cross- cultural similarities are most likely to be found in which of the following areas?

A. What people look for in prospective mates
B. The overall value of romantic love
C. Passionate love as a prerequisite for marriage
D. The tradition of prearranged marriages

Two variables may be said to be causally related if:

A. They show a strong positive correlation
B. All extraneous variables are controlled and the independent variable creates consistent differences in behavior of the experimental group
C. They are observed to co-vary on many separate occasions
D. They have been observed in a laboratory setting

Receptors for the kinesthetic sense are found in the:

A. Cochlea
B. Basilar membrane
C. Ligaments and tendons
D. Joints and muscles

Hearing aids are of no use to an individual with______deafness.

A. Ossicle
B. Nerve
C. Conduction
D. Auditory

The psychodynamic view emphasizes the role of ______ in development.

A. External rewards and punishments
B. Internal impulses, desires, and conflicts
C. Subjective experiences, potentials and ideals
D. Physiology, genetics, biochemistry and evolution

A father suggests that his son’s low marks in school are due to the child’s laziness. The father has made a (an)______attribution.

A. External
B. Internal
C. Situational
D. High consensus

An experimenter conducts an experiments on the effects of a drug to control hallucinations. He declares the results to be “statistically significant,’ which usually means that:

A. Even though appropriate statistics were used, no differences could be detected between experimental and control groups
B. The results have important implications for theory or practice
C. Differences between experimental and control group of this size occur by chance only 5 times out of 100 (or less)
D. Differences between experimental and control groups were so large they could never occur by chance alone

One of the limitations of the case study that:

A. There are few subjects for which it is applicable
B. There are no control groups
C. It is not applicable to the study of bizarre behavior
D. It requires a large and expensive sample size