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This section includes 21 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Bachelor of Science in Counselling Psychology (BSc Counselling Psychology) knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
If you stand in the middle of a cobblestone street, the street will look coarse near your feet and finer if you look into the distance. This is called |
| A. | texture gradient. |
| B. | linear perspective. |
| C. | relative size. |
| D. | relative motion. |
| Answer» B. linear perspective. | |
| 2. |
Experiments involving infants' perception of 3-D figures, when combined with visual cliff data, suggest that |
| A. | at least some level of depth perception is innate. |
| B. | depth perception is heavily dependent on skillful motor coordination. |
| C. | depth perception is almost entirely learn |
| Answer» B. depth perception is heavily dependent on skillful motor coordination. | |
| 3. |
When traveling in a 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. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
Even though the retinal image of an object may change drastically, the object appears unchanged. This is the principle underlying |
| A. | perceptual closure. |
| B. | shape constancy. |
| C. | ambiguous stimuli. |
| D. | retinal disparity. |
| Answer» C. ambiguous stimuli. | |
| 5. |
The first intelligence test was constructed at the bequest of a western government in order to identify children who were: |
| A. | gifted. |
| B. | mentally retarded. |
| C. | socially challeng |
| Answer» C. socially challeng | |
| 6. |
Which construct from Sternberg s triarchic theory of intelligence includes the ability to find the best fit between the individual and the environment? |
| A. | creative |
| B. | practical |
| C. | incremental |
| D. | linguistic |
| Answer» C. incremental | |
| 7. |
Which intelligence theorist did/does not believe that environment plays a role in the development of intelligence? |
| A. | sternberg |
| B. | cattell |
| C. | bandura |
| D. | spearman |
| Answer» C. bandura | |
| 8. |
Who proposed that the g factor represents the highest-order common factor among individual differences in IQ? |
| A. | chomsky |
| B. | spearman |
| C. | skinner |
| D. | binet |
| Answer» C. skinner | |
| 9. |
The person responsible for the development and design of the first useful individual test of intelligence is |
| A. | freud. |
| B. | terman. |
| C. | binet. |
| D. | wechsler. |
| Answer» D. wechsler. | |
| 10. |
Who has regarded intelligence as a capacity of the organism to adjust itself to an increasingly complex environment? |
| A. | guilford |
| B. | jensen |
| C. | spencer |
| D. | gallon |
| Answer» D. gallon | |
| 11. |
Vernon has proposed that elements of G- factor theory and the multifactor theories can be combined to form a/an: |
| A. | monarchic theory |
| B. | unitary theory |
| C. | hierarchical theory |
| D. | anarchic theory |
| Answer» D. anarchic theory | |
| 12. |
__________ memory is that part of long-term memory made up of conditioned responses and learned skills. |
| A. | episodic |
| B. | semantic |
| C. | fact |
| D. | skill |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
A detailed, practical, and workable solution to a problem is called a(n) __________ solution. |
| A. | heuristic |
| B. | general |
| C. | functional |
| D. | specific |
| Answer» D. specific | |
| 14. |
Thought that involves going from general principles to specific situations is called __________ reasoning. |
| A. | deductive |
| B. | inductive |
| C. | divergent |
| D. | intuitive |
| Answer» B. inductive | |
| 15. |
The items actually selected for an intelligence test provide a(n) __________ definition of intelligence. |
| A. | functional |
| B. | valid |
| C. | reliable |
| D. | operational |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
The global capacity to act purposefully, to think rationally, and to deal effectively with the environment is known as: |
| A. | intelligence |
| B. | achievement |
| C. | aptitude |
| D. | autism |
| Answer» B. achievement | |
| 17. |
According to Sternberg, the ability to analyze and evaluate ideas, solve problems, and make decisions is best described as |
| A. | logical intelligence. |
| B. | analytical intelligence. |
| C. | practical intelligence. |
| D. | essential intelligence. |
| Answer» C. practical intelligence. | |
| 18. |
The "magic number" __________ represents the average number of "bits" of information that short-term memory can usually handle. |
| A. | three |
| B. | six |
| C. | seven |
| D. | nine |
| Answer» D. nine | |
| 19. |
When new learning disrupts the ability to recall past, stored information, __________ has been said to occur. |
| A. | proactive interference |
| B. | disinhibition |
| C. | retrograde amnesia |
| D. | retroactive interference |
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. |
__________ is known for memorizing nonsense syllables and plotting a curve of forgetting. |
| A. | luria |
| B. | mnemonic |
| C. | ebbinghaus |
| D. | loftus |
| Answer» D. loftus | |
| 21. |
If you witnessed a crime and were asked to pick out the criminal from a lineup, you would be doing what kind of memory task? |
| A. | eidetic imagery |
| B. | relearning |
| C. | recall |
| D. | recognition |
| Answer» E. | |