Interest in hypnosis stems from the work of which of the following, who believed he could cure diseases with magnets?

Somatic mutation

A) typically occurs in sex cells. B) decreases with maternal age. C) shows that each of us does not have a single, permanent genotype. D) takes place in the cells that give rise to gametes.

An astronomer is looking through a telescope at the rings of Saturn and trying to measure the width of a certain ring. Which of the following examples illustrates inattention blindness in this situation?

a) Failing to notice a Russian space probe even though she looks directly at i b) Being unable to see the rings clearly after looking at a bright light c) Having trouble counting the number of rings because some are very faint d) Failing to see a brief flash of light that occurs during a saccade