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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

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 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

In farsightedness:

A close objects are seen clearly but distant objects appear blurry

B the focus of light from close objects falls behind the retina

C the focus of light from distant objects falls a little short of the retina

D a & b

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Correct Answer: the focus of light from close objects falls behind the retina

The visual pathway that has been characterized as___travels through the dorsal stream to the parietal lobes, whereas the pathway that has been labelled the travels through the ventral stream to the temporal lobes.

A the what pathway, the where pathway

B the where pathway; what pathway

C the opponent process pathway; the trichromatic pathway

D the trichromatic pathway; the opponent process pathway

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Correct Answer: the where pathway; what pathway

A tone-deaf person would probably not be able to tell two musical notes apart unless they were very different. We could say that this person has a relatively large:

A just noticeable difference

B relative threshold

C absolute threshold

D detection threshold

Review Detailed Answer

Correct Answer: just noticeable difference

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Psychology 6096 MCQs [All-Courses]

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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:

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:

In farsightedness:

The visual pathway that has been characterized as___travels through the dorsal stream to the parietal lobes, whereas the pathway that has been labelled the travels through the ventral stream to the temporal lobes.

A tone-deaf person would probably not be able to tell two musical notes apart unless they were very different. We could say that this person has a relatively large:

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Psychology 6096 MCQs [All-Courses]

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All Topics 6096

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:

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:

In farsightedness:

The visual pathway that has been characterized as_________travels through the dorsal stream to the parietal lobes, whereas the pathway that has been labelled the ______travels through the ventral stream to the temporal lobes.

A tone-deaf person would probably not be able to tell two musical notes apart unless they were very different. We could say that this person has a relatively large:

The visual pathway that has been characterized as___travels through the dorsal stream to the parietal lobes, whereas the pathway that has been labelled the travels through the ventral stream to the temporal lobes.