Question 1

ESP skeptics regard the "decline effect" as evidence

Accepted Answer

A) of the psi skills being tested under artificially controlled situations. 
B) that the demonstration of ESP is often the result of a run of luck. 
C) that charges of fraud in ESP are themselves fraudulent. 
D) that parapsychological skills are very fragile. 
A) of the psi skills being tested under artificially controlled situations. 
B) that the demonstration of ESP is often the result of a run of luck. 
C) that charges of fraud in ESP are themselves fraudulent. 
D) that parapsychological skills are very fragile.

Question 2

An example of the _____ illusion was shown in the video clip when the line on the horizon looked larger than the closer line even though both lines were the same size and cast the same size retinal image.

Accepted Answer

A) Müller-Lyer 
B) Ponzo 
C) Poggendorff 
D) Fraser's spiral 
A) Müller-Lyer 
B) Ponzo 
C) Poggendorff 
D) Fraser's spiral

Question 3

Which of the following is a major symptom of psychosis, dementia, epilepsy, migraine headaches, alcohol withdrawal, and drug intoxication and are one of the clearest signs that a person has "lost touch with reality"?

Accepted Answer

A) illusions 
B) hallucinations. 
C) stroboscopic movement 
D) reality testing 
A) illusions 
B) hallucinations. 
C) stroboscopic movement 
D) reality testing

Question 4

The Ames distorted room is a powerful illusory situation.It works because

Accepted Answer

A) of pictorial depth cues. 
B) most civilized cultures have limited experience with rectangular shapes. 
C) subjects can see only one of the two persons in the room at any one time. 
D) it capitalizes on perceptual habits. 
A) of pictorial depth cues. 
B) most civilized cultures have limited experience with rectangular shapes. 
C) subjects can see only one of the two persons in the room at any one time. 
D) it capitalizes on perceptual habits.

Question 5

In one study, participants said that a $90 wine tasted better than a $10 wine, although the participants had really tasted the same wine.The participants' functional MRI images showed that the pleasure areas of their brains were

Accepted Answer

A) more active when they were told they were tasting the "$90 wine." 
B) more active when they were told they were tasting the "$10 wine." 
C) equally active when both the "$90" and the "$10" wines were tasted. 
D) not active when either bottle of wine was tasted. 
A) more active when they were told they were tasting the "$90 wine." 
B) more active when they were told they were tasting the "$10 wine." 
C) equally active when both the "$90" and the "$10" wines were tasted. 
D) not active when either bottle of wine was tasted.

Question 6

Eyewitness reports of a traumatic event may be distorted because perceptions are affected by

Accepted Answer

A) stress. 
B) visual capture. 
C) self-consciousness. 
D) reality testing. 
A) stress. 
B) visual capture. 
C) self-consciousness. 
D) reality testing.

Question 7

Psychokinesis refers to the purported

Accepted Answer

A) ability to perceive or accurately predict future events. 
B) extrasensory perception of another person's thoughts. 
C) capacity to mentally influence inanimate objects. 
D) ability to guess the symbols on cards as they are turned up from a shuffled deck in another room. 
A) ability to perceive or accurately predict future events. 
B) extrasensory perception of another person's thoughts. 
C) capacity to mentally influence inanimate objects. 
D) ability to guess the symbols on cards as they are turned up from a shuffled deck in another room.

Question 8

One study of eyewitness cases found that the wrong person was chosen from police lineups _____ percent of the time.

Accepted Answer

A) 5 
B) 10 
C) 18 
D) 25 
A) 5 
B) 10 
C) 18 
D) 25

Question 9

Habituation increases the ability of a stimulus to capture attention.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Regarding parapsychology studies, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) The same researchers using the same experimental subjects typically cannot get similar results every time in a parapsychology study. 
B) ESP researchers believe the "decline effect" seen in most parapsychology studies indicates that parapsychological skills are very fragile. 
C) Critics argue that a person who only temporarily scores above chance in a parapsychology study has just received credit for a run of luck. 
D) All of these statements are true. 
A) The same researchers using the same experimental subjects typically cannot get similar results every time in a parapsychology study. 
B) ESP researchers believe the "decline effect" seen in most parapsychology studies indicates that parapsychological skills are very fragile. 
C) Critics argue that a person who only temporarily scores above chance in a parapsychology study has just received credit for a run of luck. 
D) All of these statements are true.

Question 11

You perfectly time the movement of your visible hand "knocking" on your head, while your hidden hand knocks on the table.The perception of the "knocking" sound coming from your head illustrates the Gestalt principle of contiguity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What would it take to scientifically demonstrate the existence of ESP?

Accepted Answer

A) uncritical acceptance by the media and the public 
B) a double-blind study that would replicate the run of luck and the "decline effect" 
C) a set of instructions that would allow any competent, unbiased observer to produce a psi event under standardized conditions that rule out any possibility of fraud 
D) a mass media study involving 1.5 million ESP trials in which people from the United States and other countries would attempt to identify ESP targets from a distance. 
A) uncritical acceptance by the media and the public 
B) a double-blind study that would replicate the run of luck and the "decline effect" 
C) a set of instructions that would allow any competent, unbiased observer to produce a psi event under standardized conditions that rule out any possibility of fraud 
D) a mass media study involving 1.5 million ESP trials in which people from the United States and other countries would attempt to identify ESP targets from a distance.

Question 13

The Müller-Lyer illusion is best explained by

Accepted Answer

A) size-distance invariance. 
B) perceptual habits. 
C) a lifetime of experience with the corners of rooms and buildings. 
D) all of these. 
A) size-distance invariance. 
B) perceptual habits. 
C) a lifetime of experience with the corners of rooms and buildings. 
D) all of these.

Question 14

One reason many psychologists question Rhine's early experiments with extrasensory perception is that

Accepted Answer

A) he used stage mentalists and performers. 
B) he reinterpreted his results when they appeared negative. 
C) he did not use adequate security or controls. 
D) he was using methods common to clinical psychology exclusively. 
A) he used stage mentalists and performers. 
B) he reinterpreted his results when they appeared negative. 
C) he did not use adequate security or controls. 
D) he was using methods common to clinical psychology exclusively.

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a person who has Charles Bonnet syndrome?

Accepted Answer

A) They are partially blind. 
B) They are mentally disturbed. 
C) They are capable of engaging in reality testing. 
D) They experience "sane hallucinations." 
A) They are partially blind. 
B) They are mentally disturbed. 
C) They are capable of engaging in reality testing. 
D) They experience "sane hallucinations."

Question 16

To do a _____, you would begin by making general statements about a person.Then you would expand on anything the person responded to in a positive way.

Accepted Answer

A) clairvoyance interpretation 
B) psi interpretation 
C) cold reading 
D) dishabituation reading 
A) clairvoyance interpretation 
B) psi interpretation 
C) cold reading 
D) dishabituation reading

Question 17

Regarding eye witness testimony, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Judgments of color made under monochromatic light are highly unreliable. 
B) The less time an eyewitness has to observe an event, the less well she or he will perceive and remember it. 
C) The confidence of an eyewitness in their testimony is a good predictor of his or her accuracy. 
D) Alcohol intoxication impairs later ability to recall events. 
A) Judgments of color made under monochromatic light are highly unreliable. 
B) The less time an eyewitness has to observe an event, the less well she or he will perceive and remember it. 
C) The confidence of an eyewitness in their testimony is a good predictor of his or her accuracy. 
D) Alcohol intoxication impairs later ability to recall events.

Question 18

Reality testing is defined as

Accepted Answer

A) obtaining additional information as a check on the accuracy of one's perceptions. 
B) an initial guess regarding how to organize a stimulus pattern. 
C) changes in perception that can be attributed to prior experience. 
D) the well-established patterns of perceptual organization and attention. 
A) obtaining additional information as a check on the accuracy of one's perceptions. 
B) an initial guess regarding how to organize a stimulus pattern. 
C) changes in perception that can be attributed to prior experience. 
D) the well-established patterns of perceptual organization and attention.

Question 19

The underlying mechanism for perceptual expectancies is

Accepted Answer

A) a misleading perception that distorts or misjudges a stimulus. 
B) top-down processing. 
C) the organization of perception by beginning with low-level features. 
D) bottom-up processing. 
A) a misleading perception that distorts or misjudges a stimulus. 
B) top-down processing. 
C) the organization of perception by beginning with low-level features. 
D) bottom-up processing.

Question 20

Psi phenomena

Accepted Answer

A) are the subject matter of parapsychology. 
B) include clairvoyance, telepathy, and precognition. 
C) events that seem to defy accepted scientific laws. 
D) is characterized by all of these. 
A) are the subject matter of parapsychology. 
B) include clairvoyance, telepathy, and precognition. 
C) events that seem to defy accepted scientific laws. 
D) is characterized by all of these.

Exam 5: Extension B: Perceiving the World

ESP skeptics regard the "decline effect" as evidence

An example of the _____ illusion was shown in the video clip when the line on the horizon looked larger than the closer line even though both lines were the same size and cast the same size retinal image.

Which of the following is a major symptom of psychosis, dementia, epilepsy, migraine headaches, alcohol withdrawal, and drug intoxication and are one of the clearest signs that a person has "lost touch with reality"?

The Ames distorted room is a powerful illusory situation.It works because

In one study, participants said that a $90 wine tasted better than a $10 wine, although the participants had really tasted the same wine.The participants' functional MRI images showed that the pleasure areas of their brains were

Eyewitness reports of a traumatic event may be distorted because perceptions are affected by

Psychokinesis refers to the purported

One study of eyewitness cases found that the wrong person was chosen from police lineups _____ percent of the time.

Habituation increases the ability of a stimulus to capture attention.

Regarding parapsychology studies, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

You perfectly time the movement of your visible hand "knocking" on your head, while your hidden hand knocks on the table.The perception of the "knocking" sound coming from your head illustrates the Gestalt principle of contiguity.

What would it take to scientifically demonstrate the existence of ESP?

The Müller-Lyer illusion is best explained by

One reason many psychologists question Rhine's early experiments with extrasensory perception is that

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a person who has Charles Bonnet syndrome?

To do a _____, you would begin by making general statements about a person.Then you would expand on anything the person responded to in a positive way.

Regarding eye witness testimony, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Reality testing is defined as

The underlying mechanism for perceptual expectancies is

Psi phenomena

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

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Extension D: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension A: Motivation and Emotion

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Extension A: Gender and Sexuality

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Extension A: Personality

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Extension A: Health, Stress, and Coping

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Extension A: Psychological Disorders

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Extension A: Therapies

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Extension B: Social Thinking and Social Influence

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Extension A: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

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Extension A: Applied Psychology

Extension B: Applied Psychology

Extension C: Applied Psychology