You Are Reading the Chapter on Sensation and Perception

question 601

Multiple Choice

You are reading the chapter on sensation and perception. You look away from this book, casting your gaze somewhere else in the room. Seemingly in an instant, your eyes come to rest upon some other aspect of your room, such as a lamp or your bed. Which of the following would best allow us to understand how this unconscious process occurs?

• A)introspection
• B)psychoanalysis
• C)parapsychology
• D)psychophysics

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Definitions:

Symptoms

Signs or manifestations, often physical or mental, indicating the presence of a disease or condition.

Treat

To provide medical care or attention to someone or something with the aim of improving health or alleviating symptoms.

Sociocognitive Theories

Theories that emphasize the role of cognitive processes and social interactions in understanding behavior and mental processes.

Dissociation Theories

Theories that explain a wide array of experiences from mild detachment from immediate surroundings to more severe detachment from physical and emotional experience.