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Psychology 6084 MCQs [All-Courses]

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.

In a painting, train tracks may look as if they go off into the distance because the artist draws the tracks as converging lines a pictorial cue to depth known as:

A Interposition

B texture gradient

C convergence

D linear perspective

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Correct Answer: linear perspective

The illusion of movement created by presenting visual stimuli in rapid succession is called:

A convergence

B retinal disparity

C motion parallax

D the phi phenomenon

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Correct Answer: the phi phenomenon

Which theory would predict that the American flag have a green, black, and yellow afterimage?

A subtractive color mixing

B opponent process theory

C additive color mixing

D trichromatic theory

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Correct Answer: opponent process theory

Which types of visual processing mechanisms involve memory, task-relevant knowledge, and personal goals?

A Top-down

B Bottom-up

C Vertical

D Horizontal

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Correct Answer: Top-down

According to groundbreaking research, how do attentional processes affect perceptual processing of information?

A Attention create a parallel processing of all visual input

B All the visual stimuli fully processed and then attention acts on this information

C Attentional processes act early to select a small part of visual input to fully process

D Attention is not a critical component of the processing of visual information

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Correct Answer: All the visual stimuli fully processed and then attention acts on this information

Which of the following statements are true? 1. On a vernier acuity task, humans can discern the direction of very tiny offsets, but performance deteriorates with practice. 2. Different types of visual search have different behavioural characteristics and depend on different brain regions. 3. Walsh et.al. (1998) suggest that the right parietal lobe may be involved in setting up new templates in the conjunctions of, say, colour and form. 4 All of the above.

A 1 & 2

B 2 & 3

C 1 & 3

D 4

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Correct Answer: 2 & 3

Researchers have tested whether people can learn to use different search strategies by training them. What was the general conclusion based on these research studies?

A People can learn different search strategies, but it does not improve performance over all or on tasks where a target is present

B People cannot shift from serial to parallel processing when targets are present

C People can learn different search strategies and training does improve performance overall

D People can learn different search strategies but it does not improve performance over all or on tasks where a target is absent

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Correct Answer: People can learn different search strategies but it does not improve performance over all or on tasks where a target is absent

Which of the following statements about the cortex is FALSE?

A Within the cortex, the general flow of local information runs vertically

B Within the cortex, information flows to cells in other layers above and below the activated cells

C Hubel and Wiesel (19613) discovered that all cortical neurons respond best the spots of light

D All of the above

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Correct Answer: Hubel and Wiesel (19613) discovered that all cortical neurons respond best the spots of light

Which, if any, of the following is FALSE?

A Livingstone and Hubel described actively in a third type of column in V2, where the cells receive converging input from the magno and parvo systems

B Livingstone and Hubel suggested that some columns in V2 are used for spatial pattern analysis.

C Quantitative studies have found that perceived depth is reduced in red/green images of the same brightness

D All are correct

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Correct Answer: Quantitative studies have found that perceived depth is reduced in red/green images of the same brightness

The ability to see very small differences in the alignment of two objects is referred to as______

A Perceptual set

B Vernier acuity

C Perceptual template

D Vertical organization

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Correct Answer: Vernier acuity

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In a painting, train tracks may look as if they go off into the distance because the artist draws the tracks as converging lines a pictorial cue to depth known as:

The illusion of movement created by presenting visual stimuli in rapid succession is called:

Which theory would predict that the American flag have a green, black, and yellow afterimage?

Which types of visual processing mechanisms involve memory, task-relevant knowledge, and personal goals?

According to groundbreaking research, how do attentional processes affect perceptual processing of information?

Researchers have tested whether people can learn to use different search strategies by training them. What was the general conclusion based on these research studies?

Which of the following statements about the cortex is FALSE?

Which, if any, of the following is FALSE?

The ability to see very small differences in the alignment of two objects is referred to as______