psychology Mcqs
251. Downs syndrome is caused by ______________________?
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A. an extra autosome or part of one

B. a missing sex chromosome

C. an extra sex chromosome or part of one

D. a recessive gene

253. Giving meaning to sensation refers to ________________?
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A. motivation

B. cognition

C. perception

D. None of these

256. Among monocular cues for depth perception is ________________?
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A. convergence

B. retinal disparity

C. assimilation

D. interposition
262. The law of Effect suggests that _________________________?
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A. Skinners view has been superseded by Hulls

B. practice alone procedures learning

C. in addition to practice there must be reinforcement

D. in addition to reinforcement there must be reward

263. What is not a Gestalt grouping principle of perception?
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A. similarity

B. closure

C. disparity

D. proximity

266. Erik Erikson maintained that the two basic aspects of life that dominate adulthood are ________________?
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A. identity and independence

B. intimacy and identity

C. intimacy and generativity

D. independence and generativity

267. The repeated presentation of the CS without the UCS results in _________________?
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A. extinction

B. inhibition

C. higher-order conditioning

D. spontaneous recovery

268. Guthrie is most closely associated with which of the following in learning theory?
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A. reinforcement

B. None of these

C. contiguity of S and R D. S-R connection

D. habit strength

270. The process by which sensory information is converted into neural energy is ______________?
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A. transduction

B. signal detection

C. feature detection

D. sensory adaptation

273. In the technique of shaping behavior, which of the following is used?
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A. neutral acknowledgment

B. negative reinforcement

C. differential reinforcement

D. positive reinforcement

274. Which of the following pictorial cues first came to the attention of Max Wertheimer during a train ride?
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A. texture gradient

B. patterns of shading

C. motive parallax

D. relative size

276. The phi-phenomenon __________________________?
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A. occurs in response to a spot of light in a darkened room

B. relates to electrical stimulation of the brain

C. deals with experience common to the state of alpha-wave relaxation

D. occurs in response to sequentially flashing light
277. Hair cells are to audition as _______________ are to vision?
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A. rods and cones

B. corneas

C. bipolar cells

D. pupils

278. According to Piaget, cognitive development occurs through a fixed sequence of stages, each distinguished from the prior stage by a ________________?
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A. increasing use of accommodation

B. increasing use of assimilation

C. larger number of schemes

D. new kind of scheme
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

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
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

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

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
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