Psychology Questions
1. What is the difference between absolute threshold and difference threshold?
a. Both absolute threshold and difference threshold allows for the smallest amount of stimulus to be detected.
b. Absolute threshold is the smallest amount of stimulus that can be detected and difference threshold is the smallest detectable difference between two stimuli.
c. Absolute threshold is the difference between two stimuli and difference threshold is the smallest amount of stimulus that can be detected.
d. Both Absolute threshold and difference threshold is the smallest detectable difference between two stimuli.
e. Both are hard to detect.
2. Which is true of bottom up processing?
a. Bottom up processing is not influenced by expectations.
b. Bottom up processing is influenced by expectations.
c. Humans only use bottom up processing.
d. Body up processing it sometimes influenced by expectations.
e. Bottom up processing requires memory and other cognitive processes to interpret incoming sensory information.
3. What is an example of top-down processing?
a. A man feels a something crawling on his arm and, without seeing it, freaks out.
b. A woman sees a dog, ignores it and continues to walk.
c. A woman sees a dog, and because the dog growls she jumps
d. A man sees a spider and stomps on it because of his past experiences with spiders.
e. None of the above.
4. What part of the eye is an area of the retina that is specialized for highly detailed vision?
a. Cornea
b. Pupil
c. Fovea
d. Lens
e. Retina
5. Grouping objects together when they would form a smooth line if connected is an example of which of the following?
a. Closure
b. Continuity
c. Similarity
d. Proximity
e. Perception
6. Which of the following is an example of monocular cues?
a. Occlusion
b. Relative size
c. Changes in clarity
d. Linear perspective
e. All of the above
7. Which is true of sound?
a. Sounds arelouderwhen a wave has higher amplitude.
b. Sounds are lower when a wave has higher amplitude.
c. Sounds are louder when a wave has lower amplitude.
d. Sounds are lower when a wave has lower amplitude.
e. Sound is not affected by amplitude.
8. What is caffeine an example of?
a. Hallucinogen
b. Stimulant
c. Depressant
d. Opiate
e. Pain reducer
9. What is an eating disorder characterized by the maintenance of unusually low body weight and a distorted body image?
a. Bulimia nervosa
b. Binge eating
c. Purge eating
d. Anorexia nervosa
e. Both b and c.
10. What is true of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs?
a. Lower needs can only be achieved once higher needs are taken care of.
b. Higher needs are the most important.
c. Higher needs can only be achieved once lower needs are taken care of.
d. Immediate physiological needs are the most important.
e. Both c and d