Question 1

Problems with the use of the Zener cards in Rhine's early experiments included all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) badly printed Zener cards that allowed the symbols to show faintly from the back. 
B) subjects noting marks on the cards caused by normal use. 
C) the experimenter unconsciously giving people cues. 
D) the use of the double-blind experiments. 
A) badly printed Zener cards that allowed the symbols to show faintly from the back. 
B) subjects noting marks on the cards caused by normal use. 
C) the experimenter unconsciously giving people cues. 
D) the use of the double-blind experiments.

Question 2

Regarding cultural differences in perception, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) European Americans tend to be individualistic and tend to focus on self and their sense of personal control. 
B) East Asian tend to be collectivist and focus on interpersonal relationships and social responsibility. 
C) Japanese participants were better at detecting alterations to the background than detecting changes in the figure of a scene. 
D) European Americans tend to explain a person's actions in terms of the context. 
A) European Americans tend to be individualistic and tend to focus on self and their sense of personal control. 
B) East Asian tend to be collectivist and focus on interpersonal relationships and social responsibility. 
C) Japanese participants were better at detecting alterations to the background than detecting changes in the figure of a scene. 
D) European Americans tend to explain a person's actions in terms of the context.

Question 3

The key to dishabituation is

Accepted Answer

A) breaking functional fixedness. 
B) paying close attention. 
C) multi-tasking and divided attention. 
D) daily meditation. 
A) breaking functional fixedness. 
B) paying close attention. 
C) multi-tasking and divided attention. 
D) daily meditation.

Question 4

Convergence and retinal disparity are similar in that both are monocular cues.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A perceptual expectancy is

Accepted Answer

A) a readiness to perceive in a particular manner. 
B) the organization of perceptions by beginning with low-level features. 
C) an ingrained pattern of active movement. 
D) the information surrounding a stimulus that gives meaning to the stimulus. 
A) a readiness to perceive in a particular manner. 
B) the organization of perceptions by beginning with low-level features. 
C) an ingrained pattern of active movement. 
D) the information surrounding a stimulus that gives meaning to the stimulus.

Question 6

Falsely identifying someone as a friend until he or she comes nearer demonstrates the idea that visual patterns often represent perceptual hypotheses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Regarding eyewitness testimony, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Most victims do not have an adequate weapon focus. 
B) Victims certain of their testimony are usually more accurate. 
C) Eyewitness testimony is generally very accurate. 
D) Perception rarely provides an instant replay of events. 
A) Most victims do not have an adequate weapon focus. 
B) Victims certain of their testimony are usually more accurate. 
C) Eyewitness testimony is generally very accurate. 
D) Perception rarely provides an instant replay of events.

Question 8

Jonathan is suffering from Charles Bonnet syndrome.He tells his daughter that he wishes that he would stop seeing these "imaginary" animals in his house.Jonathan is experiencing

Accepted Answer

A) stroboscopic movement. 
B) illusions. 
C) sane hallucinations. 
D) delusions. 
A) stroboscopic movement. 
B) illusions. 
C) sane hallucinations. 
D) delusions.

Question 9

J.B.Rhine tried to study ESP objectively.Many of his experiments made use of the _____, which had five symbols printed on them (square, star, circle, wavy lines, and plus sign).

Accepted Answer

A) Rubrics cube 
B) Rorschach cards 
C) Zener cards 
D) Geller's dice 
A) Rubrics cube 
B) Rorschach cards 
C) Zener cards 
D) Geller's dice

Question 10

A readiness to perceive in a particular manner, induced by strong expectations is known as a perceptual

Accepted Answer

A) illusion. 
B) grouping. 
C) motivation. 
D) set. 
A) illusion. 
B) grouping. 
C) motivation. 
D) set.

Question 11

Perceptual learning refers to any change in learning that is based on

Accepted Answer

A) perceiving depth. 
B) arranging pictorial cues. 
C) past experience. 
D) perceptual revision. 
A) perceiving depth. 
B) arranging pictorial cues. 
C) past experience. 
D) perceptual revision.

Question 12

A linebacker in football may be able to tell if the next play will be a run or a pass by watching one or two key players, rather than the entire opposing team.This illustrates

Accepted Answer

A) contiguity. 
B) convergence. 
C) perceptual learning. 
D) reality testing. 
A) contiguity. 
B) convergence. 
C) perceptual learning. 
D) reality testing.

Question 13

Psychics who help police solve baffling or confusing cases often go to the scene of the crime and attempt to use their psi ability to "see" what actually happened.What psi ability are they using?

Accepted Answer

A) telepathy 
B) precognition 
C) clairvoyance 
D) psychokinesis 
A) telepathy 
B) precognition 
C) clairvoyance 
D) psychokinesis

Question 14

The purported ability to predict future events is called

Accepted Answer

A) clairvoyance. 
B) precognition. 
C) psychokinesis. 
D) telepathy. 
A) clairvoyance. 
B) precognition. 
C) psychokinesis. 
D) telepathy.

Question 15

Improved research techniques in parapsychology have resulted in

Accepted Answer

A) the ability to repeat spectacular results. 
B) more positive results. 
C) less skepticism among scientists. 
D) fewer positive results. 
A) the ability to repeat spectacular results. 
B) more positive results. 
C) less skepticism among scientists. 
D) fewer positive results.

Question 16

Psi phenomena

Accepted Answer

A) are studied by clinical psychologists. 
B) include the scientific study of thresholds and subliminal stimulation. 
C) lie outside the realm of normal experience and are difficult to study scientifically. 
D) include stroboscopic movement, illusions, and hallucinations. 
A) are studied by clinical psychologists. 
B) include the scientific study of thresholds and subliminal stimulation. 
C) lie outside the realm of normal experience and are difficult to study scientifically. 
D) include stroboscopic movement, illusions, and hallucinations.

Question 17

ESP researchers regard the _____ as evidence that parapsychological skills are very fragile, while ESP skeptics regard it as evidence that the ESP demonstration was just a run of luck.

Accepted Answer

A) cold reading 
B) decline effect 
C) stroboscopic movement 
D) successful replication 
A) cold reading 
B) decline effect 
C) stroboscopic movement 
D) successful replication

Question 18

The Müller-Lyer illusion

Accepted Answer

A) is based on the size-distance invariance. 
B) is based on directly misperceiving the location of the ends of the lines. 
C) can be explained by the same concept as the moon illusion. 
D) is characterized by all of these statements. 
A) is based on the size-distance invariance. 
B) is based on directly misperceiving the location of the ends of the lines. 
C) can be explained by the same concept as the moon illusion. 
D) is characterized by all of these statements.

Question 19

TV cartoons are made up of thousands of still pictures, but we see motion in these cartoons because of

Accepted Answer

A) motion parallax. 
B) linear perspective. 
C) stroboscopic movement. 
D) the Müller-Lyer illusion. 
A) motion parallax. 
B) linear perspective. 
C) stroboscopic movement. 
D) the Müller-Lyer illusion.

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT listed by the text as a purported psi ability?

Accepted Answer

A) meditation 
B) clairvoyance 
C) telepathy 
D) psychokinesis 
A) meditation 
B) clairvoyance 
C) telepathy 
D) psychokinesis

Exam 5: Extension B: Perceiving the World

Problems with the use of the Zener cards in Rhine's early experiments included all of the following EXCEPT

Regarding cultural differences in perception, which of the following statements is FALSE?

The key to dishabituation is

Convergence and retinal disparity are similar in that both are monocular cues.

A perceptual expectancy is

Falsely identifying someone as a friend until he or she comes nearer demonstrates the idea that visual patterns often represent perceptual hypotheses.

Regarding eyewitness testimony, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Jonathan is suffering from Charles Bonnet syndrome.He tells his daughter that he wishes that he would stop seeing these "imaginary" animals in his house.Jonathan is experiencing

J.B.Rhine tried to study ESP objectively.Many of his experiments made use of the _____, which had five symbols printed on them (square, star, circle, wavy lines, and plus sign).

A readiness to perceive in a particular manner, induced by strong expectations is known as a perceptual

Perceptual learning refers to any change in learning that is based on

A linebacker in football may be able to tell if the next play will be a run or a pass by watching one or two key players, rather than the entire opposing team.This illustrates

Psychics who help police solve baffling or confusing cases often go to the scene of the crime and attempt to use their psi ability to "see" what actually happened.What psi ability are they using?

The purported ability to predict future events is called

Improved research techniques in parapsychology have resulted in

Psi phenomena

ESP researchers regard the _____ as evidence that parapsychological skills are very fragile, while ESP skeptics regard it as evidence that the ESP demonstration was just a run of luck.

The Müller-Lyer illusion

TV cartoons are made up of thousands of still pictures, but we see motion in these cartoons because of

Which of the following is NOT listed by the text as a purported psi ability?

Introduction the Psychology

Extension A: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

Extension B: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

Extension C: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

Extension A: Brain and Behavior

Extension B: Brain and Behavior

Extension C: Brain and Behavior

Extension A: Human Development

Extension B: Human Development

Extension C: Human Development

Extension D: Human Development

Extension A: Sensation and Reality

Extension B: Sensation and Reality

Extension A: Perceiving the World

Extension A: States of Consciousness

Extension B: States of Consciousness

Extension C: States of Consciousness

Extension D: States of Consciousness

Extension A: Conditioning and Learning

Extension B: Conditioning and Learning

Extension C: Conditioning and Learning

Extension A: Memory

Extension B: Memory

Extension C: Memory

Extension A: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension B: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension C: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension D: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension A: Motivation and Emotion

Extension B: Motivation and Emotion

Extension C: Motivation and Emotion

Extension D: Motivation and Emotion

Extension A: Gender and Sexuality

Extension B: Gender and Sexuality

Extension C: Gender and Sexuality

Extension A: Personality

Extension B: Personality

Extension C: Personality

Extension D: Personality

Extension A: Health, Stress, and Coping

Extension B: Health, Stress, and Coping

Extension C: Health, Stress, and Coping

Extension A: Psychological Disorders

Extension B: Psychological Disorders

Extension C: Psychological Disorders

Extension D: Psychological Disorders

Extension A: Therapies

Extension B: Therapies

Extension C: Therapies

Extension D: Therapies

Extension A: Social Thinking and Social Influence

Extension B: Social Thinking and Social Influence

Extension C: Social Thinking and Social Influence

Extension A: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Extension B: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Extension C: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Extension A: Applied Psychology

Extension B: Applied Psychology

Extension C: Applied Psychology