Explain How Animals Prepare for Hibernation

question 5

Essay

Explain how animals prepare for hibernation. Include the cues that trigger preparation, the type of nutrients stored, and the specific location of storage molecules.

Understand the importance of experimental methods in studying memory, including the use of control conditions.

Understand the social functions of media, including entertainment, social control, and socialization.

Recognize the theories explaining mass media's role in society, such as conflict theory and functionalism.

Identify how mass media can act as agents of social control and social cohesion.

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Definitions:

Just-noticeable Difference

The smallest change in intensity of a stimulus that can be detected.

Absolute Threshold

The minimum intensity of a stimulus at which it can be detected by an individual at least 50% of the time.

Difference Threshold

The minimum difference in stimulation that a person can detect 50% of the time, also known as just noticeable difference (JND).

Sensory Adaptation

The process by which sensory receptors become less sensitive to constant stimuli over time.