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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 Mind: The Gap.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far in the past do we actually "live"?
(a) We actually live slightly into the future.
(b) A few milliseconds.
(c) A second or two.
(d) Sometimes up to a minute.

2. When does the conscious mind actively train the unconscious mind?
(a) When the unconscious mind shows signs of dysfunction.
(b) When the conscious mind shows signs of dysfunction.
(c) When there is a repetitive task to learn that the unconscious can do efficently.
(d) When there is a complicated task to learn.

3. How do photographs of different races reveal something about the mind?
(a) Prejudice can be hidden in the unconscious.
(b) The conscious mind might be prejudice but most will not acknowledge their feelings.
(c) It shows how sight is both an unconscious and conscious action.
(d) It demonstrates how sight affects conscious choices.

4. How does one blind rock climber use a mechanical device to help climb?
(a) The device transmits impulses through the climber's tongue.
(b) There is no such device developed yet; it is in prototype stage.
(c) The device latches onto cracks and crevices and the climber follows the rope.
(d) The device beeps in code to say where a usable crack is locate.

5. What are two examples of optical illusions?
(a) The apparent motion of stationary images and the apparent change in size of images when their backgrounds are changed.
(b) A square being a rectangle.
(c) A round circle looking elliptical.
(d) Red looking black.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the most important part of seeing?

2. What would happen if the people actually performed this motion in reality?

3. How complex is the human brain?

4. What seems natural to most people?

5. How do the eyes of blind people who recover their sight work compared to persons who are sighted since birth?

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