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2211PsychologyMedium

If you slowly bring your finger toward your face until it eventually touches your nose, eye-muscle cues called ________ convey depth information to your brain?

Aconvergence

Binterposition

Ccontinuity

Dretinal disparity

Correct answer

A. convergence

Explanation

The correct answer is convergence.

2212PsychologyMedium

What type of motivational approach placed the emphasis for behavior and directed activity directly on the environment?

ANature approach

BBehaviorist approach

CInstrumental approach

DEnvironmental approach

Correct answer

B. Behaviorist approach

Explanation

The correct answer is Behaviorist approach.

2213PsychologyMedium

A gestalt is best described as a (n):

Aperceptual adaption

Billusion

Corganized whole

Dbinocular cue

Correct answer

C. organized whole

Explanation

The correct answer is organized whole.

2214PsychologyMedium

Which of the following historical events was instrumental in the development of industrial/organizational psychology?

AThe influx of women into the workforce

BWorld War I

CThe advent of the internet

DThe industrial revolution

Correct answer

B. World War I

Explanation

The correct answer is World War I.

2215PsychologyMedium

In Piaget’s theory of cognitive development, internalizing of action schemes is the major task of the________ stage?

Apreoperational

Bsensorimotor

Cformal operational

Dconcrete-operational

Correct answer

B. sensorimotor

Explanation

The correct answer is sensorimotor.

2216PsychologyMedium

An advantage of the experimental method in psychology is:________?

Athe identification of a cause – and – effect relationship

Bsimilar to the correlational method

Cthat it is and informal way to investigate behavior.

Dthat the surroundings are always similar to real life experiences

Correct answer

A. the identification of a cause – and – effect relationship

Explanation

The correct answer is the identification of a cause – and – effect relationship.

2217PsychologyMedium

Size constancy refers to our perception of an object’s size as the same even though its image on the retina as the distance between us and the object ?

Aa and b

Bdecreases, decreases

Cincreases, decreases

Ddecreases, increases

Correct answer

D. decreases, increases

Explanation

The correct answer is decreases, increases.

2218PsychologyMedium

In general, toddlers can:

Aunderstand more words than they can say

Bonly use about 10 different words

Csay more words than they understand

Dunderstand and say about the same number of words

Correct answer

A. understand more words than they can say

Explanation

The correct answer is understand more words than they can say.

2219PsychologyMedium

“It is under the control of pituitary trophic hormones STH and ACTH and responds directly to the level of blood glucose”. The statement is true for:

AGonads

BIslets of Langerhans

CAdrenals

DThyroid gland

Correct answer

B. Islets of Langerhans

Explanation

The correct answer is Islets of Langerhans.

2220PsychologyMedium

Sixteen-year-old Foster wants to spend a few years experimenting with different lifestyles and careers before he settles on who and want he wants to be foster’s behavior illustrates the identity status of:

Aidentity diffusion

Bidentity achievement

Cidentity moratorium

Didentity foreclosure

Correct answer

C. identity moratorium

Explanation

The correct answer is identity moratorium.

An advantage of the experimental method in psychology is:________?

Athe identification of a cause – and – effect relationship

Bsimilar to the correlational method

Cthat it is and informal way to investigate behavior.

Dthat the surroundings are always similar to real life experiences

Correct answer

A. the identification of a cause – and – effect relationship

Explanation

The correct answer is the identification of a cause – and – effect relationship.

Psychology MCQs with Explanations

If you slowly bring your finger toward your face until it eventually touches your nose, eye-muscle cues called ________ convey depth information to your brain?

What type of motivational approach placed the emphasis for behavior and directed activity directly on the environment?

A gestalt is best described as a (n):

Which of the following historical events was instrumental in the development of industrial/organizational psychology?

In Piaget’s theory of cognitive development, internalizing of action schemes is the major task of the________ stage?

An advantage of the experimental method in psychology is:________?

Size constancy refers to our perception of an object’s size as the same even though its image on the retina________ as the distance between us and the object ________?

In general, toddlers can:

“It is under the control of pituitary trophic hormones STH and ACTH and responds directly to the level of blood glucose”. The statement is true for:

Sixteen-year-old Foster wants to spend a few years experimenting with different lifestyles and careers before he settles on who and want he wants to be foster’s behavior illustrates the identity status of:

Psychology MCQs with Explanations

If you slowly bring your finger toward your face until it eventually touches your nose, eye-muscle cues called ________ convey depth information to your brain?

What type of motivational approach placed the emphasis for behavior and directed activity directly on the environment?

A gestalt is best described as a (n):

Which of the following historical events was instrumental in the development of industrial/organizational psychology?

In Piaget’s theory of cognitive development, internalizing of action schemes is the major task of the________ stage?

An advantage of the experimental method in psychology is:________?

Size constancy refers to our perception of an object’s size as the same even though its image on the retina________ as the distance between us and the object ________?

In general, toddlers can:

“It is under the control of pituitary trophic hormones STH and ACTH and responds directly to the level of blood glucose”. The statement is true for:

Sixteen-year-old Foster wants to spend a few years experimenting with different lifestyles and careers before he settles on who and want he wants to be foster’s behavior illustrates the identity status of:

Size constancy refers to our perception of an object’s size as the same even though its image on the retina as the distance between us and the object ?

Size constancy refers to our perception of an object’s size as the same even though its image on the retina as the distance between us and the object ?