Psychology 6096 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.

The smallest, weakest stimulus that an organism can detect is known as the_______threshold.

A Difference

B Theoretical

C Obtained

D Absolute

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Correct Answer: Absolute

The absolute threshold for touch is_________?

A Pressure of one had pushing on your head for 30 seconds

B A puff of air blown in your face from 2 feet away

C Water from a shower landing on your back with a velocity of one foot per second

D The wing of a bee falling on your cheek from a distance of 1 centimeter

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Correct Answer: The wing of a bee falling on your cheek from a distance of 1 centimeter

Hallucinations are different from illusions in that hallucinations are:

A Only found in hearing

B Non-shared perceptual distortions

C Shared by most people

D Only found in vision

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Correct Answer: Non-shared perceptual distortions

Weber’s law states that the just Noticeable Difference between stimuli is a (n):

A Unknown

B Threshold

C Puzzle

D Constant

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Correct Answer: Constant

The visually perceived distance between ourselves and an object provides an important cue for our perception of the object’s:

A motion

B size

C color

D brightness

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Correct Answer: size

Which stimulus is closer to the observer?

A Optical

B Distal

C Physical

D Proximal

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Correct Answer: Proximal

Christina was skiing down an intermediate run when the run broke into two separate trails. One trial turned off at a 90-degree angle; the second trail appeared to continue in the same general direction she had been headed if Christina takes the second trial her actions would be consistent with the Gestalt principle of:

A common region

B simplicity

C closure

D continuity

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Correct Answer: continuity

The study of phenomena such as clairvoyance and telepathy is called:

A Parapsychology

B Gestalt psychology

C psychokinesis

D ESP

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Correct Answer: Parapsychology

The fact that the corner of a building thrust toward the viewer looks shorter than an inside corner thrust away from the viewer can be accounted for by the:

A Muller-Lyer illusion

B horizontal-vertical illusion

C illusion of convergence

D Ponzo illusion

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Correct Answer: Muller-Lyer illusion

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

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Correct Answer: top-down processing

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The smallest, weakest stimulus that an organism can detect is known as the_______threshold.

The absolute threshold for touch is_________?

Hallucinations are different from illusions in that hallucinations are:

Weber’s law states that the just Noticeable Difference between stimuli is a (n):

The visually perceived distance between ourselves and an object provides an important cue for our perception of the object’s:

Which stimulus is closer to the observer?

The study of phenomena such as clairvoyance and telepathy is called:

The fact that the corner of a building thrust toward the viewer looks shorter than an inside corner thrust away from the viewer can be accounted for by the:

The organizational principles identified by Gestalt psychologists best illustrate the importance of: