Psychology Mcqs
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

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

As Babra drove down the highway, the pickets of the fences moved past her in a blur, but the mountains in the distance didn’t appear to move at all. Babra was experiencing:

A. The binocular cue for depth called convergence
B. The monocular cue for depth called linear perspective
C. The pictorial cue for depth called texture gradient
D. The monocular cue for depth called motion parallax

Frequency is to________amplitude is to_________.

A. compression, rarefaction
B. rarefaction; compression
C. pitch; loudness
D. loudness; pitch

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

Characteristics of the method include:

A. anecdotal definition
B. controlled observation
C. analysis formulation
D. adherence to inductive thinking or common sense reasoning

who mainly presented the idea of social Conflict?

A. Herbert Spencer
B. Emile Durkheim
C. Karl Marx
D. Talcott Parsons

Which of the following best describes a double-blind experimental procedure?

A. All subjects get the experimental procedure
B. Half the subjects get the experimental procedure, half the placebo, which they receive is known only to the experimenter
C. Half the subjects get the experimental procedure, half the placebo; which they receive is not known to subjects or experimenter
D. All subjects get the control procedure

Prejudice includes all of the following EXCEPT:

A. Learned attitude
B. Open- mindedness
C. Negative feelings
D. Justification of beliefs

Which of the following could serve as an experimental hypothesis?

A. Although 25% of U.S drivers say that they use the seatbelts in their cars only 14% really do
B. a case history of multiple personality appeared to be caused by traumatic childhood experiences
C. College women who are anxious tend to want to be together
D. As the temperature increases the number of hit batters in baseball increases