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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.

Neural circuits of many sensory systems:
A Respond to specific stimulus patterns
B Respond to the whole visual field
C Respond primarily to stationary objects
D Develop only after birth
Correct Answer: Respond to specific stimulus patterns
Information processed below the normal level of awareness is called:
A Adaptive
B Subnormal
C Psychophysical
D Subliminal
Correct Answer: Subliminal
Brain cells that analyze incoming sensory information into lines, angles, shading, and movement are called:
A Sight cells
B Second stage sensors
C Feature detectors
D Vision neurons
Correct Answer: Feature detectors
All of the following are monocular cues for depth perception EXCEPT:
A Relative size
B Retinal disparity
C Linear perspective
D Texture gradient
Correct Answer: Retinal disparity
Hearing aids are of no use to an individual with______deafness.
A Ossicle
B Nerve
C Conduction
D Auditory
Correct Answer: Nerve
In bright light, the iris_______and the pupil________to control the amount of light entering the eye.
A Expands; constricts
B Constricts; expands
C Focuses; constricts
D Constricts; focuses
Correct Answer: Expands; constricts
The function of the lens is to:
A Locate in image
B Focus an image on the retina
C Combine the location and projection on the blind spot
D Project an image on the cornea
Correct Answer: Focus an image on the retina
Information picked up by the body’s receptor called is termed:
A Cognition
B Perception
C Adaptation
D Sensation
Correct Answer: Sensation
The fact that we tend to see stars in the sky as constellations refers to the Gestalt principle of:
A Proximity
B Closure
C Common Fate
D Similarity
Correct Answer: Closure
The light around the movie marquee flashed on-and-off in succession However, Jamil did not perceive them as separate lights flashing, but instead saw a continuous band of light moving around the edge of the marquee. Jamil’s perception illustrates:
A Feature detection.
B Bottom-up processing
C Pre-attentive processing
D The phi phenomenon
Correct Answer: The phi phenomenon