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Psychology 6084 MCQs [All-Courses]

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Psychology is the scientific study of human behavior, mental processes, emotions, and personality. It is an important subject for competitive exams such as PPSC, FPSC, NTS, OTS, KPPSC, BPSC, AJKPSC, CSS, and PMS.

The influence of schemas on our interpretations of ambiguous sensations best illustrates:
A the phi phenomenon
B visual capture
C shape constancy
D top-down processing
Correct Answer: top-down processing
The collection of rod and cone receptors that funnel signals to a particular visual cell in the retina make up that cell’s:
A blind spot
B optic disk
C opponent process field
D receptive field
Correct Answer: receptive field
The study of phenomena such as clairvoyance and telepathy is called:
A parapsychology
B Gestalt psychology
C psychokinesis
D ESP
Correct Answer: parapsychology
The organizational principles identified by Gestalt psychologists best illustrate the importance of:
A perceptual constancy
B perceptual adaptation
C visual capture
D top-down processing
Correct Answer: top-down processing
Which school of painting applied the theory of feature analysis to canvas by building figures out of simple features?
A Kineticism
B Impressionism
C Surrealism
D Cubism
Correct Answer: Cubism
What is it called when light rays impact our visual system?
A Perception
B Recognition
C Sensation
D Identification
Correct Answer: Sensation
The tendency to see all the individual spokes in a bicycle wheel as part of a larger single unit best illustrates the principle of:
A connectedness
B interposition
C continuity
D closure
Correct Answer: connectedness
Phallometry is:
A a technique for assessing a man’s sexual responsiveness to different types of sexual imagery
B a measure of effect size
C a type of lie detector test
D a technique for assessing the acceptance of rape myths in rapists
Correct Answer: a technique for assessing a man’s sexual responsiveness to different types of sexual imagery
The legal definition of rape now includes:
A only vaginal penetration
B oral and vaginal penetration
C vaginal penetration of an adult
D vaginal, oral and anal penetration
Correct Answer: vaginal, oral and anal penetration
The illusion of movement created by presenting visual stimuli in rapid succession is called:
A convergence
B retinal disparity
C motion parallax
D the phi phenomenon
Correct Answer: the phi phenomenon