Which of the Following Does Not Apply to Developments in the North

question 82

Multiple Choice

Which of the following does not apply to developments in the North Pacific toward the end of the eighteenth century?

• A) Commercial and imperial expansion in the North Pacific by both Americans and Europeans
• B) European-borne diseases inflicted massive mortality on such indigenous peoples as the Inuits, Aleuts, Northwest Coast and California Indians, and Native Hawaiians.
• C) Russian traders and Spanish missionaries embarked on a new era of peace and cooperation with the Native Americans of the region, in an effort to build new alliances against the United States.
• D) The chief of the island of Hawaii conquered the entire Hawaiian archipelago and proclaim himself its king in large measure because British officials provided him with arms.
• E) Native peoples throughout the region altered their work patterns to produce skins and incorporated objects of metal, cloth, and other new materials into their daily lives and religious ceremonies.

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Definitions:

Perceptual Invariance

The ability to perceive the unchanging properties of objects (shape, size, brightness, color) despite variations in the sensory input.

Absolute Threshold

The smallest amount of stimulation needed for a stimulus to be detected by the senses 50% of the time.

Just Noticeable Difference

The minimum difference in stimulation that a person can detect 50% of the time.

Absolute Threshold

The minimum intensity of a stimulus that one can detect 50% of the time, a concept central to the study of sensory processes.