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| 251. |
Who proposed that learning is a process of perceptual organization andreorganization of one’s life space? |
| A. | William James |
| B. | Kurt Lewin |
| C. | Kohler |
| D. | Frued |
| Answer» C. Kohler | |
| 252. |
The type of extra sensory perception in which the individual has the ability toacquire information by means other than known by human senses. |
| A. | Clairaudience |
| B. | Clairvoyance |
| C. | Claircognizance |
| D. | Clairalience |
| Answer» C. Claircognizance | |
| 253. |
Who proposed the ‘curve of forgetting’? |
| A. | Ebbinghaus |
| B. | Tolman |
| C. | Bruner |
| D. | Piaget |
| Answer» B. Tolman | |
| 254. |
Which among the following is NOT included in Gestalt Laws of Learning? |
| A. | Law of readiness |
| B. | Law of similarity |
| C. | Law of closure |
| D. | Law of continuity |
| Answer» B. Law of similarity | |
| 255. |
The goal of studying psychology is to |
| A. | Understand human mind and behaviour |
| B. | Analyse human behaviour |
| C. | Control behaviour |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 256. |
The process of cognitive development in which the learner incorporates newinformation in to the already existing cognitive structure. |
| A. | Accommodation |
| B. | Equilibration |
| C. | Assimilation |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 257. |
Classical conditioning was propounded by................ |
| A. | Skinner |
| B. | Pavlov |
| C. | Bruner |
| D. | Vygotsky |
| Answer» C. Bruner | |
| 258. |
The movement of psychology that deals with the study of human behaviour interms of environmental stimuli and observational responses. |
| A. | Functionalism |
| B. | Behaviourism |
| C. | Structuralism |
| D. | Psychoanalysis |
| Answer» C. Structuralism | |
| 259. |
The gland causes drowsiness and sluggish metabolism when its hormone is underactive. |
| A. | Pineal |
| B. | Pancreas |
| C. | Pituitary |
| D. | Thyroid |
| Answer» E. | |
| 260. |
The system that forms the communication network and coordinate the functions ofall other systems in a human body. |
| A. | Limbic system |
| B. | Endocrine system |
| C. | Nervous system |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 261. |
The psychologist who held the belief that human behaviours are motivated byunconscious instincts and urges. |
| A. | Piaget |
| B. | Frued |
| C. | Bruner |
| D. | Skinner |
| Answer» C. Bruner | |
| 262. |
According to Vygotsky, the difference between actual development and potentialdevelopment is called............... |
| A. | ZPD |
| B. | Scaffolding |
| C. | Shaping |
| D. | Modelling |
| Answer» B. Scaffolding | |
| 263. |
The proponent of Structuralism is ............ |
| A. | William Wundt |
| B. | William James |
| C. | J. B. Watson |
| D. | Sigmund Frued |
| Answer» B. William James | |
| 264. |
The memorising strategy that involve visual association between alreadymemorised places and new words to be memorised. |
| A. | Chunking |
| B. | Keyword |
| C. | Rote learning |
| D. | Loci |
| Answer» E. | |
| 265. |
The method of inquiry in which one variable is manipulated to study its effect onanother variable is ............. research. |
| A. | Correlational |
| B. | Survey |
| C. | Experimental |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» D. None of the above. | |
| 266. |
Which among the following is NOT included in Bandura’s modelling? |
| A. | Attention |
| B. | Retention |
| C. | Reproduction |
| D. | Symbolism |
| Answer» E. | |
| 267. |
The method in psychology in which large amount of data are generated from largenumber of respondents quickly and inexpensively. |
| A. | Survey |
| B. | Case study |
| C. | Experimental |
| D. | Sociometry |
| Answer» B. Case study | |
| 268. |
The pioneer of Operant Conditioning Theory. |
| A. | Pavlov |
| B. | Bruner |
| C. | Thorndike |
| D. | Skinner |
| Answer» E. | |
| 269. |
The memory that holds things that are learned without understanding its meaning. |
| A. | Immediate |
| B. | Rote |
| C. | Associative |
| D. | Permanent |
| Answer» C. Associative | |
| 270. |
Who proposed the concept of ‘Latent learning’? |
| A. | Skinner |
| B. | Bruner |
| C. | Tolman |
| D. | Thorndike |
| Answer» D. Thorndike | |
| 271. |
The type of attention in which an individual diverts attention towards a particularactivity deliberately. |
| A. | Voluntary |
| B. | Involuntary |
| C. | Non-voluntary |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Involuntary | |
| 272. |
The view of psychology that emphasises the study of mental processes. |
| A. | Humanistic |
| B. | Functionalist |
| C. | Cognitive |
| D. | Neo-behaviourist |
| Answer» D. Neo-behaviourist | |
| 273. |
One object partially blocks or obscures the view of another object and the partiallyblocked object is perceived as being farther away: _______________ |
| A. | Relative size |
| B. | Linear perspective |
| C. | Overlap |
| D. | Texture gradient |
| Answer» D. Texture gradient | |
| 274. |
The cues used to judge the distance of objects that require the use of only one eye arecalled ______________. |
| A. | Monocular cues |
| B. | Binocular cues |
| C. | Pictorial cues |
| D. | Linear perspective |
| Answer» B. Binocular cues | |
| 275. |
___________________ is an illusion of movement that results when two, separate,carefully timed flashing lights are perceived as one light moving back and forth. |
| A. | Stroboscopic motion |
| B. | Induced motion |
| C. | Muller-Lyer |
| D. | Figure-ground |
| Answer» B. Induced motion | |
| 276. |
___________________ is based on the idea that sensory information can be detected by some means other than through the normal processes of sensation. |
| A. | Size constancy |
| B. | Shape constancy |
| C. | Perceptual constancy |
| D. | Extrasensory perception |
| Answer» E. | |
| 277. |
__________________ is the perception that the brightness of an object remains thesame even though the lighting conditions change. |
| A. | Light constancy |
| B. | Object constancy |
| C. | Perceptual constancy |
| D. | Brightness constancy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 278. |
_________________ refers to the fact that when we view a scene, we automatically separate the elements of that scene into the feature that clearly stands out and its lessdistinct background. |
| A. | Size constancy |
| B. | Shape constancy |
| C. | Perceptual constancy |
| D. | Extrasensory perception |
| Answer» C. Perceptual constancy | |
| 279. |
Stereograms use the binocular depth cue of _______________. |
| A. | Depth perception |
| B. | Texture gradient |
| C. | Motion parallax |
| D. | Binocular disparity |
| Answer» E. | |
| 280. |
________________ is the perception of an object as maintaining the same sizedespite changing images on the retina. |
| A. | Size constancy |
| B. | Shape constancy |
| C. | Perceptual constancy |
| D. | Object constancy |
| Answer» B. Shape constancy | |
| 281. |
_________________ is the tendency to perceive objects, especially familiar objects,as constant and unchanging despite changes in sensory. |
| A. | Perceptual constancy |
| B. | Perceptual set |
| C. | Perceptual illusion |
| D. | Extrasensory perception |
| Answer» B. Perceptual set | |
| 282. |
____________ is the term for the investigation of claims of various paranormalphenomena. |
| A. | Illusion |
| B. | Extrasensory perception |
| C. | Iridology |
| D. | Parapsychology |
| Answer» E. | |
| 283. |
________________ is the influence of prior assumptions and expectations onperceptual interpretations. |
| A. | Perceptual constancy |
| B. | Perceptual set |
| C. | Perceptual illusion |
| D. | Extrasensory perception |
| Answer» C. Perceptual illusion | |
| 284. |
________________ is a binocular cue that relies on the degree to which muscles rotate the eyes to focus on an object; the less convergence, the farther away the objectappears to be. |
| A. | Convergence |
| B. | Texture gradient |
| C. | Motion parallax |
| D. | Binocular disparity |
| Answer» B. Texture gradient | |
| 285. |
_________________ is the process of integrating, organizing, and interpretingsensory information in a way that is meaningful. |
| A. | Sensation |
| B. | Illusion |
| C. | Perception |
| D. | Accommodation |
| Answer» D. Accommodation | |
| 286. |
________________ is the use of visual cues (either monocular or binocular) toperceive the distance or three-dimensional characteristics of objects. |
| A. | Depth perception |
| B. | Texture gradient |
| C. | Motion parallax |
| D. | Binocular disparity |
| Answer» B. Texture gradient | |
| 287. |
___________________ is the distance or depth cues that require the use of both eyes. |
| A. | Monocular cues |
| B. | Binocular cues |
| C. | Pictorial cues |
| D. | Linear perspective |
| Answer» C. Pictorial cues | |
| 288. |
_____________ is the binocular cue that relies on the fact that our eyes are set a couple of inches apart and thus a slightly different image of an object is cast on the retinaof each eye. |
| A. | Depth perception |
| B. | Texture gradient |
| C. | Motion parallax |
| D. | Binocular disparity |
| Answer» E. | |
| 289. |
The German word ___________________ means a unified whole, and this perspective maintains that we perceive whole objects or figures rather than isolated bitsand pieces of information. |
| A. | Pragnanz |
| B. | Gradient |
| C. | Gestalt |
| D. | Iridology |
| Answer» D. Iridology | |
| 290. |
_______________ is the technical name for the sense of location and position ofbody parts in relation to one another. |
| A. | Olfaction |
| B. | Kinesthetic sense |
| C. | Vestibular sense |
| D. | Gustation |
| Answer» C. Vestibular sense | |
| 291. |
_________________ is the specialized sensory receptors for taste that are located onthe tongue and inside the mouth and the throat. |
| A. | Taste buds |
| B. | Free nerve endings |
| C. | Pheromones |
| D. | Olfactory bulb |
| Answer» B. Free nerve endings | |
| 292. |
_______________ is the technical term for our sense of taste. |
| A. | Olfaction |
| B. | Kinesthetic sense |
| C. | Vestibular sense |
| D. | Gustation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 293. |
________________ is the part of the ear where sound is transduced into neuralimpulses; consists of cochlea and semicircular canals. |
| A. | Inner ear |
| B. | Outer ear |
| C. | Middle ear |
| D. | Hair cells |
| Answer» B. Outer ear | |
| 294. |
According to ________________ theory, the basilar membrane vibrates at the same frequency as the sound wave, thereby enabling low-frequency sound to be transmitted tothe brain. |
| A. | Sound |
| B. | Place |
| C. | Frequency |
| D. | Amplitude |
| Answer» D. Amplitude | |
| 295. |
________________ is the physical stimuli that produce our sensory experience ofsound. |
| A. | Frequency |
| B. | Amplitude |
| C. | Pitch |
| D. | Sound waves |
| Answer» E. | |
| 296. |
_______________ is the small, tightly stretched membrane that seperates the middleear from the inner ear. |
| A. | Timbre |
| B. | Ear canal |
| C. | Oval window |
| D. | Eardrum |
| Answer» D. Eardrum | |
| 297. |
_________________ is the distinctive quality of a sound, determined by thecomplexity of sound waves. |
| A. | Timbre |
| B. | Ear canal |
| C. | Pinna |
| D. | Eardrum |
| Answer» B. Ear canal | |
| 298. |
__________ is the thick nerve that exits from the back of the eye and carries visualinformation to the visual cortex in the brain. |
| A. | Fovea |
| B. | Optic nerve |
| C. | Cornea |
| D. | Pupil |
| Answer» C. Cornea | |
| 299. |
___________________ is the long, thin, blunt sensory receptors that are highly sensitive to light but not color and are primarily responsible for peripheral vision andnight vision. |
| A. | Cones |
| B. | Rods |
| C. | Hue |
| D. | Fovea |
| Answer» C. Hue | |
| 300. |
__________________ is the visual experience that occurs after the original source ofstimulation is no longer present. |
| A. | Brightness |
| B. | After image |
| C. | Blind spot |
| D. | Visual acuity |
| Answer» C. Blind spot | |