Researchers measured the physiological arousal of heavy TV viewers and light TV viewers when they came into the lab to watch a violent boxing match. Results of their study reveal that
a. exposure to violence increases arousal.
b. heavy TV viewers seem desensitized to violence.
c. mindless viewing of violence leads to decreased arousal.
d. light TV viewers quickly habituate to violence.
Answer: B
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a. teams receiving equal rewards could adapt faster when conditions changed and each team member was rewarded individually. b. teams receiving unequal rewards could adapt faster when conditions changed and the team began receiving equal rewards. c. teams of strangers receiving equal rewards could adapt faster when conditions changed and each team member was rewarded individually. d. teams of strangers receiving unequal rewards could adapt faster when conditions changed and each team member was rewarded individually. e. teams of friends receiving equal rewards could adapt faster when conditions changed and each team member was rewarded individually.
The feature __________ theory, forwarded by psychologist Anne Treisman, suggests that we organize stimuli based on knowledge about how their features should be combined
a. perception b. construction c. integration d. sublimation