All Psychology MCQs

Question 1

After hearing rumors about the outbreak of an infectious disease, Alyosha began to perceive his normal aches and pains as disease related symptoms. His reaction best illustrated the impact of:

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Perceptual set

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The cocktail party effect

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Relative clarity

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The Ponzo illusion

Question 2

Although Sue Yen sees her chemistry professor several times a week, she didn't recognize the professor when she saw her in the grocery store. This best illustrate the importance of:

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Context effects

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Perceptual adaptation

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Proximity

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Visual capture

Question 3

A 3D movie enhances one's sense of depth perception by simulating the effects of:

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Retinal disparity

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Linear perspective

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Convergence

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Interposition

Question 4

People are more likely to perceive a figure and ground illustration as reversible if they are told it is reversible. This best illustrate the importance of:

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Top-down processing

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Retinal disparity

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Visual capture

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Perceptual constancy

Question 5

An 80-decibel sound is______times louder than a 60-decibel sound.

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100

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20

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2

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10

Question 6

The illusion of the rat or the professor and the young lady or the old lady are both examples of what type of illusion?

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Reversible figures

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Constancy

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Simultaneous contrasts

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Perceptual inference

Question 7

The constant quivering movements of our eyes are necessary in order to:

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Minimize sensory adaptation

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Illuminate the entire retina

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Facilitate the process of accommodation

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Increase the input of light into the eye

Question 8

In experiments, an image is quickly flashed and then replaced by a "masking" stimulus that inhibits conscious perception of the original image. In these experiments, the researchers are studying the effect of:

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Priming

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Tinnitus

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Accommodation

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Blindsight

Question 9

The detection and encoding of stimulus energies by the nervous system is called:

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Sensation

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Synesthesia

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Signal detection

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Accommodation

Question 10

Ms. Sadaf, a recent stroke victim, cannot consciously perceive the large book on the coffee table in front of her Yet, when urged to identify the book, she correctly reads aloud the printed title on the book cover. Her response best illustrates:

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Blindsight

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Synesthesia

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Subliminal perception

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The McGurk effect

Question 11

If the human eye was not responsive to differences in the wavelength of light, we would not be able to perceive differences in:

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Color

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Intensity

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Purity

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Brightness

Question 12

In order to experience color constancy, it is helpful to view things:

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In relation to surrounding objects

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Under low levels of illumination

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From very short distances

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With one eye covered

Question 13

Almost half the birds in the yard were brown cardinals and the rest were bright red cardinals, so Jimmy perceived them as two distinct groups of birds. This best illustrate the principle of:

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Similarity

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Proximity

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Relative clarity

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Connectedness

Question 14

The distorted room illusion involving two girls who rapidly shrink or enlarge can best be explained in terms of:

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The misperception of distance

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Shape constancy

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The principle of continuity

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Retinal disparity

Question 15

The Gestalt principle of proximity refers to the idea that:

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Objects nearer to each other are seen as forming a unit

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People tend to gravitate toward a common interaction distance

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Objects nearer to each other appear closer to the person observing

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Perception occurs in discrete time frames

Question 16

We often perceive a series of dots on a printed from as a "solid" line because of the Gestalt principle of:

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Closure

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Figure-ground

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Symmetry

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Similarity

Question 17

A psychophysicist would be most directly concerned with:

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The relationship between the wavelength of light and the experience of color

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What parts of the brain are used in speech production

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The effect of neurotransmitters on depression

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Our psychological reactions to physical stress

Question 18

Which theory would suggest that watching a horror movie late at night could lower your absolute threshold for sound as you subsequently tired to fall asleep?

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Signal detection theory

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Prime theory

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Opponent process theory

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Frequency theory

Question 19

If a 100-Hz tone had to be increased to 110 Hz for a subject to just notice the difference, you would predict that a 1000-Hz tone would have to be increased to:

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1100 to be noticed

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1250 to be noticed

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1200 to be noticed

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1010 to be noticed

Question 20

Sensory adaptation refers to:

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Diminishing sensitivity to an unchanging stimulus

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Adjustment in the opening of the eye

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The process by which stimulus energies are changed into neural impulses

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Changes in the shape of the lens as it focuses on objectsEnroll In Courses

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