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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.

Babar was at a football game, and even though people wearing green jackets were spread fairly evenly throughout the stands, he still perceived all the people in green jackets as a single group of visiting fans. Babar’s perception is most consistent with the Gestalt principle of:
A Constancy
B Similarity
C Closure
D Proximity
Correct Answer: Similarity
The sand at Akram’s feet appeared coarse, and he could see the individual grains of sand. However, the sand down the beach appeared to be much finer and less granular. This apparent difference in the sand may have partially resulted from the depth cue of:
A Texture gradient
B Convergence
C Light and shadow
D Interposition
Correct Answer: Texture gradient
Timor is painting a picture of a jet on a runway; however, in his painting the sides of the runway are parallel to each other. Timor’s picture will seem to lack depth because he has failed to make use of the monocular depth cue of:
A Motion parallax
B Texture gradient
C Height in plane
D Linear perspective
Correct Answer: Linear perspective
While reading a novel, Rizvi isn’t easily distracted by the sounds of the TV or even by his brothers’ loud arguments. This best illustrates:
A The phi phenomenon
B Perceptual constancy
C Interposition
D Selective attention
Correct Answer: Selective attention
Because she was listening to the news on the radio, Mrs. Salim didn’t perceive a word her husband was saying. Her experience best illustrates:
A Perceptual adaptation
B Relative clarity
C Change blindness
D The cocktail party effect
Correct Answer: The cocktail party effect
Although Sue Yen sees her chemistry professor several times a week, she didn’t recognize the professor when she saw her in the grocery store. This best illustrate the importance of:
A Context effects
B Perceptual adaptation
C Proximity
D Visual capture
Correct Answer: Context effects
A 3D movie enhances one’s sense of depth perception by simulating the effects of:
A Linear perspective
B Convergence
C Interposition
D Retinal disparity
Correct Answer: Retinal disparity
In experiments, an image is quickly flashed and then replaced by a “masking” stimulus that inhibits conscious perception of the original image. In these experiments, the researchers are studying the effect of:
A Tinnitus
B Accommodation
C Blindsight
D Priming
Correct Answer: Priming
We often perceive a series of dots on a printed from as a “solid” line because of the Gestalt principle of:
A Figure-ground
B Symmetry
C Similarity
D Closure
Correct Answer: Closure
Small distortions in the eye’s shape are most likely to affect:
A Parallel processing
B Feature detectors
C Sensory adaptation
D Visual acuity
Correct Answer: Visual acuity