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Psychology 6096 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.

Information picked up by the body’s receptor cells is termed:

A cognition
B perception
C adaptation
D sensation
Correct Answer: sensation

Receptors for the kinesthetic sense are found in the:

A cochlea
B basilar membrane
C ligaments and tendons
D joints and muscles
Correct Answer: joints and muscles

We often a series of dots on a printed form as a “solid” line because of the Gestalt principle of:

A figure – ground
B symmetry
C similarity
D closure
Correct Answer: closure

Almost half the birds in the yard were brown cardinals and the rest were bright red cardinals, so jimmy perceived them as two distinct groups of birds. This best illustrates the principle of:

A proximity
B relative clarity
C similarity
D connectedness
Correct Answer: similarity

Which of the following is a cue used by artists to convey depth on a flat canvas?

A interposition
B connectedness
C convergence
D continuity
Correct Answer: interposition

The rubber-hand illusion best illustrates the importance of:

A feature detection
B blindsight
C top-down processing
D synesthesia
Correct Answer: top-down processing

The volley principle is most directly relevant to our perception of:

A brightness
B pitch
C pain
D color
Correct Answer: pitch

The sense associated with the perception of smell is:

A gestation
B Kinesthesia
C audition
D olfaction
Correct Answer: olfaction

The sense associated with the perception of taste is referred to as the:

A gustatory system
B vestibular system
C vagus system
D Kinesthesia system
Correct Answer: gustatory system

In the above diagram, the part of the eye labeled #3 is the:

A iris
B pupil
C retina
D cornea
Correct Answer: retina