Frank Tong and Colleagues Superimposed a House onto a Face

question 90

Multiple Choice

Frank Tong and colleagues superimposed a house onto a face and asked participants to make judgments about what they saw.What were the participants' brain responses?

• A) The brain activity changed depending on whether participants reported seeing a house or a face.
• B) The brain noticed both equally, meaning that eventually everything becomes conscious.
• C) The unconscious brain became confused and thus the participants were unable to see either the house or the face.
• D) The brain emitted large, slow-wave activity equally for both images.

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Definitions:

Economies of Scale

Cost advantages obtained by an increase in production, leading to a reduction in average costs per unit.

Long-run Average Total Cost

The average total cost of production when all inputs, including capital, are variable, typically illustrating economies of scale.

Marginal Cost

The increased cost resulting from the creation of one more unit of a good or service.

Average Total Cost

The total cost of production divided by the quantity produced, indicative of the cost per unit of output.