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301PsychologyMedium

Which lobe in pituitary is termed “master gland”?

ANone of these

BAnterior pituitary lobe

CPosterior pituitary lobe

DMedian pituitary lobe

Correct answer

B. Anterior pituitary lobe

Explanation

The correct answer is Anterior pituitary lobe.

302PsychologyMedium

The process by which sensory information is converted into neural energy is ________?

Asignal detection

Btransduction

Csensory adaptation

Dfeature detection

Correct answer

B. transduction

Explanation

The correct answer is transduction.

303PsychologyMedium

We often perceive a series of dots on a printed from as a “solid” line because of the Gestalt principle of:

ASimilarity

BFigure-ground

CClosure

DSymmetry

Correct answer

C. Closure

Explanation

The correct answer is Closure.

304PsychologyMedium

In the context of Titchener’s research for the most elementary sensory experiences, introspection is a research method involving a detailed verbal report on ________?

Ahow one’s own personality affects one’s conscious sensory experience

Bone’s own conscious sensory experience

Call of the above

Dhow one’s own behavior affects one’s conscious sensory experience

Correct answer

B. one’s own conscious sensory experience

Explanation

The correct answer is one’s own conscious sensory experience.

305PsychologyMedium

When there is a conflict between bits of information received by two or more senses, which sense tends to dominate the others?

AKinesthesis

BSmell

CVision

DHearing

Correct answer

C. Vision

Explanation

The correct answer is Vision.

306PsychologyMedium

The purpose of “Q-technique” is ________?

Ato measure correlation between X and Y variables

Bto measure a person’s opinion of himself

Cto measure accurate norms of population

Ditems analysis in factorial design

Correct answer

B. to measure a person’s opinion of himself

Explanation

The correct answer is to measure a person’s opinion of himself.

307PsychologyMedium

Faster heart rate is triggered by the ________?

Asympathetic nervous system

Blimbic system

Cparasympathetic nervous system

Dskeletal nervous system

Correct answer

A. sympathetic nervous system

Explanation

The correct answer is sympathetic nervous system.

308PsychologyMedium

The technique of using desensitization involves:

Aflooding the person with images of the feared stimulus

Bsystematically increasing the stimulus intensity up to the breaking point

Cgradually exposing the person to the feared stimulus

Dgradually exposing the person to the feared stimulus only when they are fully relaxed

Correct answer

D. gradually exposing the person to the feared stimulus only when they are fully relaxed

Explanation

The correct answer is gradually exposing the person to the feared stimulus only when they are fully relaxed.

309PsychologyMedium

In Pavlov’s experiments with dog’s salivation was the:

AConditioned response

Bunconditioned response

CUnconditioned stimulus

DConditioned stimulus

Correct answer

B. unconditioned response

Explanation

The correct answer is unconditioned response.

310PsychologyMedium

Why is the difficult to evaluate the effectiveness of psychotherapeutic treatments?

Aa,b and c

BSelf-selection into therapy leads to biased samples

CCreating true control groups for comparison

DThe number of possible treatment-disorder combinations to assess

EMost patients do not give consent to participate in research

Correct answer

A. a,b and c

Explanation

The correct answer is a,b and c.

In the context of Titchener’s research for the most elementary sensory experiences, introspection is a research method involving a detailed verbal report on ________?

Ahow one’s own personality affects one’s conscious sensory experience

Bone’s own conscious sensory experience

Call of the above

Dhow one’s own behavior affects one’s conscious sensory experience

Correct answer

B. one’s own conscious sensory experience

Explanation

The correct answer is one’s own conscious sensory experience.

The purpose of “Q-technique” is ________?

Ato measure correlation between X and Y variables

Bto measure a person’s opinion of himself

Cto measure accurate norms of population

Ditems analysis in factorial design

Correct answer

B. to measure a person’s opinion of himself

Explanation

The correct answer is to measure a person’s opinion of himself.

The technique of using desensitization involves:

Aflooding the person with images of the feared stimulus

Bsystematically increasing the stimulus intensity up to the breaking point

Cgradually exposing the person to the feared stimulus

Dgradually exposing the person to the feared stimulus only when they are fully relaxed

Correct answer

D. gradually exposing the person to the feared stimulus only when they are fully relaxed

Explanation

The correct answer is gradually exposing the person to the feared stimulus only when they are fully relaxed.

Why is the difficult to evaluate the effectiveness of psychotherapeutic treatments?

Aa,b and c

BSelf-selection into therapy leads to biased samples

CCreating true control groups for comparison

DThe number of possible treatment-disorder combinations to assess

EMost patients do not give consent to participate in research

Correct answer

A. a,b and c

Explanation

The correct answer is a,b and c.