PSYC 375 HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGY (UNIT 3 QUIZ) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

c) it demonstrated that specific mental functions were mediated by different anatomical structures The Bell-Magendie law was significant because: a) it solved the mind-body problem b) it confirmed Hartley's view of nerve conduction c) it demonstrated that specific mental functions were mediated by different anatomical structures d) it allowed the individual differences in reaction times among astronomers to be equated a) kinesthesis Weber found that subjects detect much smaller weight differences when they lifted the weights than when the weights were simply placed in their hands. He attributed this increase sensitivity to: a) kinesthesis b) the two-point threshold c) the method of adjustment d) unconscious inference a) needed to learn to perceive Helmholtz found that when individuals who had been blind since birth acquired sight they: a) needed to learn to perceive b) immediately perceived normally c) could perceive normally only while wearing distorted lenses d) could never perceive normally b) constant stimuli Using the method of __________________, pairs of stimuli are presented to the subject. One stimulus remains the same, the standard, and the other varies from one presentation to the next. a) psychophysical method b) constant stimuli c) adjustments d) stimulus fixation b) geometrically Fechner found that for the magnitude of a sensation to rise arithmetically, the magnitude of stimulation must rise: