Chapter 8 Review
PSYCH 434

1. The Bell-Magendie law was significant because

The Bell-Magendie law was significant because
it proved that Hartley’s view of nerve conduction was correct
it demonstrated that specific mental functions were mediated by different anatomical structures
it allowed the individual differences in reaction times among astronomers to be equated

2. According to Muller, we are directly aware of

objects in the physical world
sensory impulses
primary qualities
categories of thought

3. According to the _______, energy is never created or lost in a system, but is only transformed from one form to another.

Bell-Magendie law
vitalist’s position
antivitalist’s position
principle of conservation of energy

4. Kant and Helmholtz agreed that

the faculties of the mind were innate
the perceiver transformed what the senses provided
perception was explained by unconscious inference
nativism provided a better explanation of perception than did empiricism

5. Helmholtz expressed amazement over the fact that

sensations so accurately reflected physical reality
physiological mechanisms provided such accurate information about the physical world
sensory systems distorted our knowledge of the physical world to the extent that they do
the faculties of the mind could correct the distorted information about the physical world that we received from our senses

6. Determining a person’s character by analyzing his or her facial features, bodily structure, posture, and movement, was called

physiognomy
the theory of signs
unconscious inference
vitalism

7. Gall believed all of the following except

there was a relationship between the size of the cortex and intelligence
the faculties of the mind were located in specific locations
the bumps and indentations on the skull could be used to measure the magnitude of the underlying faculties
the mind functioned as an indivisible whole

8. The part of the cortex known as Broca’s area is associated with

auditory perception
visual analysis
speech articulation
motor movement differentiation

9. Weber found that subjects could detect much smaller weight differences when they lifted the weights that they could when the weights were simply placed in their hands. He attributed this increased sensitivity to

kinesthesis
the two-point threshold
the method of adjustment
unconscious inference

10. Fechner called sensations that occurred below the absolute threshold

negative sensations
just noticeable differences
petites perceptions
impossible

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