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Psychology 6084 MCQs [All-Courses]

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.

In Psychophysical research the absolute threshold has been arbitrarily define as:

A the stimulus intensity that can be detected 100% of the time

B the stimulus intensity that can be detected 50% of the time

C the minimum amount of difference in intensity needed to tell two stimuli apart

D a constant proportion of the size of the initial stimulus

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Correct Answer: the stimulus intensity that can be detected 50% of the time

In their study of the influence of subliminal perception on attitudes Krosnick and his colleagues (1992) found:

A absolutely no evidence of such influence

B overwhelming evidences that subliminal stimuli can and do influences subjects’ attitudes

C that subliminal stimuli do not really exist

D small but measurable effects

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Correct Answer: small but measurable effects

The tendency to see all the individual spokes in a bicycle wheel as part of a larger single unit best illustrate the principle of:

A Connectedness

B interposition

C continuity

D closure

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Correct Answer: Connectedness

Ashley is trying to create a small Christmas village on the mantle of her fireplace. She bought 3-inch high figures to put near the back. Ashley is trying to increase the impression of depth in her Christmas village through the use of:

A texture gradient

B linear perspective

C light and shadow

D relative size

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Correct Answer: relative size

A gestalt is best described as a (n):

A binocular cue

B illusion

C organized whole

D perceptual adaption

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Correct Answer: organized whole

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

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Correct Answer: top-down processing

Which school of painting applied theory of feature analysis to canvas by building figures out of simple features?

A Kineticism

B Impressionism

C Surrealism

D Cubism

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Correct Answer: Cubism

In what way (s) is the sense of taste like the sense of smell?

A There are four primary stimulus groups for both senses

B both systems are routed through the thalamus on the way to the cortex

C The physical stimuli for both senses are chemical substances dissolved in fluid

D All of the above

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Correct Answer: All of the above

What is it called when light rays impact our visual system?

A Perception

B Recognition

C Sensation

D Identification

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Correct Answer: Sensation

Perception of pitch can best be explained by:

A place theory

B frequency theory

C both place theory and frequency theory

D neither theory

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Correct Answer: place theory

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Psychology 6084 MCQs [All-Courses]

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In Psychophysical research the absolute threshold has been arbitrarily define as:

In their study of the influence of subliminal perception on attitudes Krosnick and his colleagues (1992) found:

The tendency to see all the individual spokes in a bicycle wheel as part of a larger single unit best illustrate the principle of:

Ashley is trying to create a small Christmas village on the mantle of her fireplace. She bought 3-inch high figures to put near the back. Ashley is trying to increase the impression of depth in her Christmas village through the use of:

A gestalt is best described as a (n):

The influence of schemas on our interpretations of ambiguous sensations best illustrates:

Which school of painting applied theory of feature analysis to canvas by building figures out of simple features?

In what way (s) is the sense of taste like the sense of smell?

What is it called when light rays impact our visual system?

Perception of pitch can best be explained by: