The Study of the Relationship Between the Physical Aspects of Stimuli

question 79

Multiple Choice

The study of the relationship between the physical aspects of stimuli and our psychological experience of them is known as _____.

• A)developmental psychology
• B)thermodynamics
• C)psychophysics
• D)experimental psychology

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Definitions:

Gender

The state of being male or female.

Setting

The environment or context in which something takes place, including physical locations, cultural backgrounds, and social circumstances.

Polygraph Machine

A device used to measure and record physiological indicators such as blood pressure, pulse, respiration, and skin conductivity while a person is asked and answers a series of questions, purported to indicate truthfulness.

Lie Detector

A device or procedure that attempts to determine whether a person is telling the truth by measuring physiological responses.