psychology MCQs – Page 15

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psychology Mcqs

281. Responding to a conditioned stimulus in order to avoid electric shock is an example of ________________?
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A. escape conditioning

B. punishment

C. avoidance conditioning

D. successive approximation

282. The main function of the vestibular organs is to __________________?
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A. provide a sense of touch

B. provide a sense of balance

C. provide the ability to taste

D. provide an ability to feel an emotion

283. Behavior according to operant conditioning theory is controlled by __________________?
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A. knowledge

B. instinct

C. its consequences

D. free will

284. Which of the following explains why a rose appears equally red in bright and dim light?
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A. the Young-Helmholtz theory

B. the opponent-process theory

C. feature detection

D. color constancy

285. The tendency to perceive continuous patterns in stimuli is known as _________________?
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A. proximity

B. closure

C. good continuation

D. None of these

286. What refers to change in the focal length of the eye to bring a retinal image into focus?
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A. assimilation

B. accommodation

C. binocular disparity

D. linear perspective

287. Which schedule of reinforcement produces the greatest resistance to extinction?
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A. fixed ratio

B. fixed interval

C. variable ratio

D. variable interval

288. Perception is the process by which __________________?
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A. nerve cells respond to specific features of a stimulus

B. stimulus energies are transformed into neural activity

C. stimulus energies are detected

D. sensory input is selected, organized and interpreted

289. Pavlovs initial discovery of what is now called classical conditioning emerged from his earlier studies of __________________?
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A. operant behaviors in dogs

B. mating behavior in dogs

C. digestive reflexes in dogs

D. neurological damage in dogs

290. What is not an example of perceptual constancy?
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A. size

B. color

C. dimension

D. shape

291. There are five recognized senses in human beings. Two other abilities that may be added to the list include ______________?
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A. psycho-kinesis and kinesthesis

B. balance and kinesthesis

C. telepathy and precognition

D. psycho-kinesis and clairvoyance

292. Piaget is to cognitive development as Kohlberg is to ______________ development?
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A. moral

B. emotional

C. social

D. physical

293. Of the following, which is possible cause of dementia?
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A. stroke

B. alcoholism

C. brain tumor

D. all of the above

294. According to the principle of relative brightness, if one of two identical objects reflects more light to your eyes it will be perceived as _______________?
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A. larger

B. nearer

C. smaller

D. farther away

295. Which of the following phenomenon was studied by Pavlov?
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A. operant conditioning

B. classical conditioning

C. maturation

D. animal cognition

296. The cue of accommodation is especially effective for ________________?
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A. long distances

B. short distances

C. moving objects

D. both a and c

297. Optical illusions result from distortion in __________________?
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A. perception

B. adaptation

C. transudation

D. sensation

298. The size of the pupil is controlled by the _______________?
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A. cornea

B. lens

C. retina

D. iris

299. Putting animals in puzzle boxes to study their intelligence was initially undertaken by _______________?
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A. Thorndike

B. Skinner

C. Pavlov

D. Atkinson

300. The Ponzo illusion illustrates that people judge the size of an object in terms of its perceived _______________?
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A. shape

B. convergence

C. height

D. distance

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