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What did researchers find about kittens reared in a completely vertical world?
What did researchers find about kittens reared in a completely vertical world?
- They fail to develop the ability to detect vertical lines.
- They develop both the ability to detect horizontal and vertical lines.
- They develop the ability to detect lines better than kittens reared in a horizontal world.
- They fail to develop the ability to detect horizontal lines or objects. (correct)
What happens to kittens restricted to only horizontal lines?
What happens to kittens restricted to only horizontal lines?
- They can detect both horizontal and vertical lines effectively.
- They lose the ability to detect any lines.
- They develop feature detector cells quicker than other kittens.
- They cannot detect vertical lines. (correct)
What is the well-known phenomenon where individuals can tune into a conversation when their name is mentioned in a noisy environment?
What is the well-known phenomenon where individuals can tune into a conversation when their name is mentioned in a noisy environment?
- Auditory adaptation
- Noise suppression effect
- Selective attention disorder
- Cocktail party phenomenon (correct)
What term describes the condition where individuals cannot say whose face it is, even if it is someone they know?
What term describes the condition where individuals cannot say whose face it is, even if it is someone they know?
What does habituation refer to in the context of sensory experience?
What does habituation refer to in the context of sensory experience?
Which part of the brain can deficits in feature detectors lead to prosopagnosia?
Which part of the brain can deficits in feature detectors lead to prosopagnosia?
What does prosopagnosia mean?
What does prosopagnosia mean?
In what way does sensory adaptation occur at the level of sensory receptors?
In what way does sensory adaptation occur at the level of sensory receptors?
What is necessary for feature detector cells to develop normally, according to Blakemore & Cooper (1970)?
What is necessary for feature detector cells to develop normally, according to Blakemore & Cooper (1970)?
'Selective attention' occurs when:
'Selective attention' occurs when:
