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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.

Patients’ negative expectations about the outcome of a surgical procedure can increase their postoperative experience of pain. This best illustrate the importance of:
A transduction
B difference thresholds
C sensory adaption
D top-down processing
Correct Answer: top-down processing
When travelling car, near objects seem to move past you faster than distant objects. This is called:
A aerial perspective
B linear perspective
C relative size
D relative motion
Correct Answer: relative motion
When infants are placed in the middle of a visual cliff, they usually:
A remain still
B move to the shallow side of the apparatus
C move to the deep side of the apparatus
D approach their mothers when called, whether that requires moving to the shallow deep side
Correct Answer: move to the shallow side of the apparatus
Illusions are:
A distortions of existing stimuli
B the same as hallucinations
C the result of innate mechanisms
D not based on external reality
Correct Answer: distortions of existing stimuli
Limen refers to:
A a threshold
B perceptual defense
C a sensation
D subliminal messages
Correct Answer: a threshold
Frequency is to________amplitude is to_________.
A compression, rarefaction
B rarefaction; compression
C pitch; loudness
D loudness; pitch
Correct Answer: pitch; loudness
What sensory organs responsible for balance are also related to motion sickness?
A ciliary muscles
B the cochlea
C the olfactory bulb
D the semicircular canals
Correct Answer: the semicircular canals
All of the following are parts of the human eye EXCEPT:
A Cochlea
B Iris
C Pupil
D Cornea
Correct Answer: Cochlea
The smallest, weakest stimulus that an organism can detect is known as the_______threshold.
A Difference
B Theoretical
C Obtained
D Absolute
Correct Answer: Absolute
The absolute threshold for touch is_________?
A Pressure of one had pushing on your head for 30 seconds
B A puff of air blown in your face from 2 feet away
C Water from a shower landing on your back with a velocity of one foot per second
D The wing of a bee falling on your cheek from a distance of 1 centimeter
Correct Answer: The wing of a bee falling on your cheek from a distance of 1 centimeter