Chapter 1 of Your Textbook Ends with a Discussion About

question 62

Multiple Choice

Chapter 1 of your textbook ends with a discussion about the five themes of this book. According to this discussion,

• A) cognition is generally not very accurate.
• B) cognition typically emphasizes both top-down and bottom-up processing.
• C) children typically emphasize top-down processing, but adults typically emphasize bottom-up processing.
• D) cognition is typically more accurate for negative information than for positive information.

Understand the concept of unbiased and biased estimators.

Recognize the importance of sample size in the accuracy of estimators.

Distinguish between point and interval estimates.

Identify characteristics of good estimators: unbiasedness, consistency, and relative efficiency.

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Definitions:

Graded Potential

Graded Potential is a variable electric potential change in neurons that decreases in magnitude with distance from the stimulus source, contrary to the all-or-none response of action potentials.

Electrical Charge

A fundamental property of matter that causes it to experience a force when placed in an electromagnetic field.

Neuron

A cell in the nervous system that transmits information to other nerve cells, muscles, or gland cells.

Cell Body

The spherical part of a neuron that contains the nucleus and connects to the dendrites and the axon.