Participants Were Asked to Read Two Poems That Were Written

question 20

Multiple Choice

Participants were asked to read two poems that were written by a male or female author. They were told that one of the authors was a student majoring in English and the other an English professor. The participants rated the poem written by the professor as being of higher quality than the poem written by the student. This indicates:

• A)a main effect of gender.
• B)a main effect of authorship.
• C)a main effect of quality.
• D)an interaction between gender and authorship.

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Definitions:

Photoreceptors

Specialized cells in the retina of the eye that respond to light.

Iodopsin

A type of photopsin, which is a photoreceptor protein found in the cones of the retina that is responsible for color vision.

Lateral Geniculate

A relay center in the thalamus of the brain that is involved in the processing of visual information.

Optic Tract

Tract that extends from the optic chiasma to the lateral geniculate nucleus of the thalamus.