What procedure is used by experimenters to determine whether a difference between conditions of an experiment is large enough for us to have confidence in its validity?

A.Correlation coefficient
B. Scientific intuition
C. Statistical analysis
D. None of these

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Which of the following is a physical property of sound

A. Loudness
B. Frequency
C. Distance
D. Timber

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The perceived sized of an object is most strongly influenced by that object’s perceived

A. Shape
B. Colour
C. Distance
D. Motion

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The conversion of the mechanical energy produced by sound waves into neural impulses occurs in the

A. Eardrum
B. Middle ear
C. Cochlea
D. Ear canal

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The Ponzo illusion illustrates that people judge the size of an object in terms of its perceived

A. Shape
B. Height
C. Distance
D. Convergence

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The receptors for hearing are located

A. In the cochlea
B. On the basilar membrane
C. In the inner ear
D. In or on all of above

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The first part of the ear that vibrates in response to incoming sound waves is the

A. Ossicles
B. Eardrum
C. Basilar membrane
D. Tectorial membrane

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The process of which your eyes adjust from darkness to bright light is called

A. dark adaptation
B. light adaptation
C. coding of contrast
D. coding of light intensity patterns

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In order to see the dim illumination available from moonlight, you have to depend mostly on

A. your rods
B. your cones
C. the fovea
D. photonic vision

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what is found at the place where the optic nerve leaves the eye

A. the fovea
B. the blind spot
C. bipolar cells
D. the cornea

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