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Human Biology

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Set 2 Core Problems

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Question 1

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A target that can be reached with a hand-held stick is perceived to be closer than the same target when it cannot be reached with a hand-held stick or otherwise. This phenomenon provides evidence for the hypothesis that

A) Perception is embodied
B) Perception is disembodied
C) Perception is tuned to affordances i.e., what the environment enables for action)
D) Both a and c

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Question 2

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A spoonerism is

A) The tendency to grasp kitchen utensils in ways that reflect plans for their future use
B) The tendency to use the hand as a spoon when no spoon is available, reflecting the endless creativity of the human motor system
C) The tendency to make arched movements with the hand while patting the head during simultaneous stomach-rubbing movements, reflecting coupling between effectors
D) Exchanges of sounds in corresponding word positions during speech

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Question 3

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An experiment was described in the textbook showing that the common housefly has expectations. This experiment involved

A) Looking for mirror neurons of the fly's brain
B) Looking for neural plasticity in the fly's brain
C) Studying the fly's flight maneuvers as it flew through different kinds of visual environments
D) Reversing the left-right positions of the fly's eyes and studying the fly's optomotor responses

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