You Probably Can Detect a Weight Difference Between a 50-G

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Multiple Choice

You probably can detect a weight difference between a 50-g envelop and a 100-g envelope.But if you pick up a 2000-g package,you'd probably need another package that weighs at least 2100 g before detecting a difference between them.This description illustrates:

• A)Weber's law.
• B)signal detection theory.
• C)absolute thresholds.
• D)perceptual constancy.

Understand the concept of essential traits and the theories associated with them.

Comprehend how personality traits influence preferences and perceptions.

Identify the role of factor analysis in personality psychology and its outcomes.

Understand the relationship between personality traits and political attitudes.

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Definitions:

Evidence

Information used to support or refute an argument or claim, often presented in legal contexts to prove or disprove the elements of a case.

Passing

Presenting yourself as a member of a different group than the stigmatized group to which you belong.

Hegemony

Term developed by Antonio Gramsci to describe the cultural aspects of social control, whereby the ideas of the dominant group are accepted by all.

Discrimination

Unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, age, or gender.