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241PsychologyMedium

The absolute threshold for hearing is arbitrarily defined as zero:

ADecibels

BHertz

CPhonemes

DWavelength

Correct answer

A. Decibels

Explanation

The correct answer is Decibels.

242PsychologyMedium

Working backward is a good strategy follow when:

Aa problem has obvious subgoals

Byou have many options available at the beginning of a problem, but few options at the end

Cthe problem does not have a well-specified goal

Dyou can recognize the similarity between two problems

Correct answer

B. you have many options available at the beginning of a problem, but few options at the end

Explanation

The correct answer is you have many options available at the beginning of a problem, but few options at the end.

243PsychologyMedium

According to Maslow, a person with no job, no friends and no house can be self actualized________?

A100 percent yes

BAll of the above

CNone of these

D100 percent no

Correct answer

D. 100 percent no

Explanation

The correct answer is 100 percent no.

244PsychologyMedium

The pons acts as a bridge between the medulla and other brain areas and influences:

Asleep and arousal

Bmotor behavior

Chigher reasoning

Dactivity

Correct answer

A. sleep and arousal

Explanation

The correct answer is sleep and arousal.

245PsychologyMedium

Which of the following is true of Milgram’s (1963) study of obedience? The study found that:

AParticipants believed that the shocks they administered would not harm anyone

BQuite ordinary people taking part in a laboratory experiment were not prepared to administer electric shocks just because an experimenter told them to do so

CApparently pathological behaviour may not be due to individual pathology but to particular social circumstances

DNone of the above

Correct answer

C. Apparently pathological behaviour may not be due to individual pathology but to particular social circumstances

Explanation

The correct answer is Apparently pathological behaviour may not be due to individual pathology but to particular social circumstances.

246PsychologyMedium

That the upper part of the body develops earlier than the lower part is termed ________?

Ageneral to specific

Bcephalocaudal

Cproximodorsal

Dcorticodistal

Correct answer

B. cephalocaudal

Explanation

The correct answer is cephalocaudal.

247PsychologyMedium

According to the information-processing framework, which of the following is NOT true?

AFrom the human information-processing perspective, information delivered to the senses is translated into a cognitive code.

BA useful account of human behaviour is considered possible by using terms abstract enough to transcend to transcend the operation of the brain’s approximately 180 billion nerve cells.

CBoth the brain and the computer consist of millions components yet the behaviour of compute can be understood by studying the programs that run them.

DTwo types of processing which is conscious, and controlled processing which in unconscious.

Correct answer

D. Two types of processing which is conscious, and controlled processing which in unconscious.

Explanation

The correct answer is Two types of processing which is conscious, and controlled processing which in unconscious..

248PsychologyMedium

Preparing the body ‘for fight or fight’ is the function of the ________?

Apituitary gland

Badrenal medulla

Cparasympathetic nervous system

Dparathyroid gland

Correct answer

B. adrenal medulla

Explanation

The correct answer is adrenal medulla.

249PsychologyMedium

The knowledge a person has already required and the ability to access that knowledge is known as

AGeneral knowledge

BFluid intelligence

CSemantic knowledge

DCrystallized intelligence

Correct answer

D. Crystallized intelligence

Explanation

The correct answer is Crystallized intelligence.

250PsychologyMedium

The tendency to group together objects that are the same size, shape, color or form is know as: ________?

Anearness.

Bsimilarity

Ccontinuation

Dclosure

Correct answer

B. similarity

Explanation

The correct answer is similarity.

Working backward is a good strategy follow when:

Aa problem has obvious subgoals

Byou have many options available at the beginning of a problem, but few options at the end

Cthe problem does not have a well-specified goal

Dyou can recognize the similarity between two problems

Correct answer

B. you have many options available at the beginning of a problem, but few options at the end

Explanation

The correct answer is you have many options available at the beginning of a problem, but few options at the end.

Which of the following is true of Milgram’s (1963) study of obedience? The study found that:

AParticipants believed that the shocks they administered would not harm anyone

BQuite ordinary people taking part in a laboratory experiment were not prepared to administer electric shocks just because an experimenter told them to do so

CApparently pathological behaviour may not be due to individual pathology but to particular social circumstances

DNone of the above

Correct answer

C. Apparently pathological behaviour may not be due to individual pathology but to particular social circumstances

Explanation

The correct answer is Apparently pathological behaviour may not be due to individual pathology but to particular social circumstances.

According to the information-processing framework, which of the following is NOT true?

AFrom the human information-processing perspective, information delivered to the senses is translated into a cognitive code.

BA useful account of human behaviour is considered possible by using terms abstract enough to transcend to transcend the operation of the brain’s approximately 180 billion nerve cells.

CBoth the brain and the computer consist of millions components yet the behaviour of compute can be understood by studying the programs that run them.

DTwo types of processing which is conscious, and controlled processing which in unconscious.

Correct answer

D. Two types of processing which is conscious, and controlled processing which in unconscious.

Explanation

The correct answer is Two types of processing which is conscious, and controlled processing which in unconscious..