M C Q s D r i v e

Psychology 6084 MCQs [All-Courses]

thumb

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.

If you project a red, a green, and a blue light into space, the point at which the three lights cross will lead to the perception of:
A Ultraviolet light
B White light
C Orange light
D Infrared light
Correct Answer: White light
Human experience the longest visible electromagnetic waves as the color________and the shortest visible waves as_______.
A Blue; yellow
B Red; blue-violet
C Red; green
D Black; white
Correct Answer: Red; blue-violet
Dan was able to tell that the voice he heard calling his name was coming from the building on his left because of:
A Auditory localization
B Auditory convergence
C Perceptual set
D Perceptual constancy
Correct Answer: Auditory localization
Visual problems such as nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism are the result of:
A Irregularities in the visual cortex
B Nutritional or traumatic damage to the sensory nerves
C Physical abnormalities in the structure of the eye
D Defective processing of sensory information in the visual cortex
Correct Answer: Physical abnormalities in the structure of the eye
Subliminal means:
A Below threshold
B Bravely perceptible
C Easily perceptible
D Superimposed
Correct Answer: Below threshold
Taste receptors are located:
A On the top of the tongue
B In the middle of the tongue
C On the sides of the tongue
D In all of the above places
Correct Answer: In all of the above places
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
People are more likely to perceive a figure and ground illustration as reversible if they are told it is reversible. This best illustrate the importance of:
A Retinal disparity
B Visual capture
C Perceptual constancy
D Top-down processing
Correct Answer: Top-down processing
An 80-decibel sound is______times louder than a 60-decibel sound.
A 20
B 2
C 10
D 100
Correct Answer: 10
The illusion of the rat or the professor and the young lady or the old lady are both examples of what type of illusion?
A Constancy
B Simultaneous contrasts
C Perceptual inference
D Reversible figures
Correct Answer: Reversible figures