You Are Now Reading a Sentence on an Examination

question 46

Multiple Choice

You are now reading a sentence on an examination. The actual stimulus (the words on the piece of paper) is called

• A) the distal stimulus.
• B) the proximal stimulus.
• C) the geon.
• D) the template.

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Definitions:

Olfactory Receptors

Olfactory receptors are specialized proteins in the nose responsible for detecting odor molecules, initiating the sense of smell.

Androgens

A group of hormones that play a role in male traits and reproductive activity; present in both males and females.

Learned Taste Aversion

Acquired association between a specific taste or odor and illness; leads to an aversion to foods that have the taste or odor.

Innate Releasing Mechanism

A preprogrammed response observed in animals that is triggered by specific external stimuli.