A Man Is Looking at a Tree

question 240

Multiple Choice

A man is looking at a tree. What is the proximal stimulus?

• A) the tree
• B) the light waves reflected by the tree
• C) the image cast by the tree on the man's retina
• D) the pattern of nerve impulses triggered by the retinal image and conducted by the optic nerve to the brain

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Definitions:

Explicit Memories

Facts and events that a person can actively remember on their own.

Conscious Memories

Memories that are easily recalled and explicitly known, forming part of our conscious experience.

Echoic

Pertaining to or characterized by echo; in psychology, it refers to the sensory memory of auditory stimuli.

Procedural

Relating to the process or method of performing a task, often detailing the step-by-step instructions necessary to complete it successfully.