Hearing a sequence of sounds of different pitches is to______as recognizing the sound sequence as a familiar melody is to:

A. Sensory interaction; feature detection
B. Sensation; perception
C. Absolute threshold; difference threshold
D. The just noticeable difference; accommodation

The fact that the corner of a building thrust toward the viewer looks shorter than an inside corner thrust away from the viewer can be accounted for by the:

A. Muller-Lyer illusion
B. horizontal-vertical illusion
C. illusion of convergence
D. Ponzo illusion

According to the Cannon-Bard theory:

A. the thalamus plays a central role in producing emotions
B. the cerebellum must give the go-ahead for emotion
C. activity in the occipital and parietal lobes happens simultaneously to produce emotion
D. the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems work in concert

In order to experience color constancy, it is helpful to view things:

A. Under low levels of illumination
B. From very short distances
C. With one eye covered
D. In relation to surrounding objects

Discrimination:

A. refers to a negative attitude toward members of a group
B. refers to unfair behavior toward the members of a group
C. is the same thing as prejudice
D. is all of the above

An eagerness to believe that victims of a natural disaster are being punished by God for their sins best illustrates a potential consequence of:

A. deindividuation
B. the mere exposure effect
C. the bystander effect
D. the just-world phenomenon

In Asch’s studies______were found to be the key determinants of conformity.

A. task difficulty and group size
B. the group leader’s personality and group unanimity
C. group size and the subjects’ intelligence
D. group size and group unanimity

The study in which college students attached a bumper sticker for a militant black organization to their cars and then received frequent traffic citations demonstrates:

A. group prejudice
B. scapegoating
C. personal prejudice
D. discrimination

Industrial societies are based on______, or social interdependency based on a web of highly specialized roles.

A. organic solidarity
B. mechanical solidarity
C. verstehen
D. rationalization

Christina was skiing down an intermediate run when the run broke into two separate trails. One trial turned off at a 90-degree angle; the second trail appeared to continue in the same general direction she had been headed if Christina takes the second trial her actions would be consistent with the Gestalt principle of:

A. common region
B. simplicity
C. closure
D. continuity