People of Different Ages Are Compared with One Another in a ________

question 196

Multiple Choice

People of different ages are compared with one another in a ________ study.

• A)social clock
• B)cross-sectional
• C)terminal decline
• D)longitudinal

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Definitions:

Recognizing Faces

The cognitive process by which the brain identifies and understands the faces of individuals.

Opponent-Process Theory

A theory that explains how the perception of one color (e.g., red) can inhibit the perception of another color (e.g., green).

Feature Detectors

Nerve cells in the brain that respond to specific features of a stimulus, such as edges, lines, or movements.

Hubel and Wiesel

Neurophysiologists who made pioneering discoveries concerning the visual system's neural pathways and functional organization in the brain.