Question 1

In tests of facial recognition, people

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A) are much better at recognizing faces of their own race than others. 
B) show a consistent other-race effect. 
C) of different races or ethnic groups have developed perceptual habits that lead them to see in-group faces differently. 
D) exhibit all of these. 
A) are much better at recognizing faces of their own race than others. 
B) show a consistent other-race effect. 
C) of different races or ethnic groups have developed perceptual habits that lead them to see in-group faces differently. 
D) exhibit all of these.

Question 2

Which of the following suggestions would be considered good advice for a person who wants to become a better "eyewitness" to life?

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A) Remember that perceptions are reconstructions of reality. 
B) Utilize perceptual sets. 
C) Increase habituation. 
D) Beware of reality testing. 
A) Remember that perceptions are reconstructions of reality. 
B) Utilize perceptual sets. 
C) Increase habituation. 
D) Beware of reality testing.

Question 3

Regarding ESP research and its findings, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

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A) Being a skeptic of ESP does not mean you are against it, but means you are unconvinced. 
B) James Randi is offering a one million dollar prize to anyone who can demonstrate evidence of psi events under standardized conditions. 
C) Sensational and uncritical reporting of apparent paranormal events is widespread in books, articles, and television programs. 
D) All of these statements are true. 
A) Being a skeptic of ESP does not mean you are against it, but means you are unconvinced. 
B) James Randi is offering a one million dollar prize to anyone who can demonstrate evidence of psi events under standardized conditions. 
C) Sensational and uncritical reporting of apparent paranormal events is widespread in books, articles, and television programs. 
D) All of these statements are true.

Question 4

The Müller-Lyer illusion is based on figure-ground relationships.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Perceptual expectancies are frequently created by

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A) figure-ground relationships. 
B) inattentional blindness. 
C) reality testing. 
D) suggestion. 
A) figure-ground relationships. 
B) inattentional blindness. 
C) reality testing. 
D) suggestion.

Question 6

In one study, participants were told they were being given a taste of a $90 wine and a $10 wine.Although the wine came from the same bottle, the participants

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A) said the $90 wine tasted better, and their functional MRI images confirmed that the pleasure areas of the brain were more active when the "$90 wine" was being tasted. 
B) said the $90 wine tasted better, but their functional MRI images showed the same activity in the pleasure areas when both wines were tasted. 
C) said the $90 wine tasted better, but their functional MRI images showed higher activity in the pleasure areas when the "$10 wine" was tasted. 
D) said both wines tasted the same, but their functional MRI showed more activity in the pleasure centers when the participants were told they were tasting "$90 wine" than "$10 wine". 
A) said the $90 wine tasted better, and their functional MRI images confirmed that the pleasure areas of the brain were more active when the "$90 wine" was being tasted. 
B) said the $90 wine tasted better, but their functional MRI images showed the same activity in the pleasure areas when both wines were tasted. 
C) said the $90 wine tasted better, but their functional MRI images showed higher activity in the pleasure areas when the "$10 wine" was tasted. 
D) said both wines tasted the same, but their functional MRI showed more activity in the pleasure centers when the participants were told they were tasting "$90 wine" than "$10 wine".

Question 7

Mediumship is to prophetic dreams as _____ is to _____.

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

Question 8

The lights used on dance floors cause an illusion in which it "freezes" dancers in particular positions when it flashes, which is the reverse of the illlusion known as

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 9

If we can generalize from the results of research on adapting to inverted vision, a person adjusting to the distortion caused by glasses worn after cataract operations would adjust most quickly if allowed to

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A) move about voluntarily. 
B) watch movies while seated. 
C) practice reality testing. 
D) undergo temporary sensory deprivation. 
A) move about voluntarily. 
B) watch movies while seated. 
C) practice reality testing. 
D) undergo temporary sensory deprivation.

Question 10

According to Maslow, people who perceive their world more accurately than others tend to be characterized by

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A) immersion in the present. 
B) a focus on self-consciousness. 
C) criticizing and evaluating others. 
D) enhanced sensory abilities. 
A) immersion in the present. 
B) a focus on self-consciousness. 
C) criticizing and evaluating others. 
D) enhanced sensory abilities.

Question 11

In a(n) _____, certain physical properties of an object, such as curvature or length, are consistently misjudged.

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A) hallucination 
B) illusion 
C) perception 
D) sensation 
A) hallucination 
B) illusion 
C) perception 
D) sensation

Question 12

An imaginary perception, such as seeing, hearing, or smelling something that does not exist in the external world is called a(n)

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A) illusion. 
B) hallucination. 
C) stroboscopic movement. 
D) Müller-Lyer illusion. 
A) illusion. 
B) hallucination. 
C) stroboscopic movement. 
D) Müller-Lyer illusion.

Question 13

Students have found that if their psychology teacher repeats a term "three times," this term will definitely be on the test.Paying attention to specific stimuli illustrates the students'

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A) perceptual learning. 
B) convergence. 
C) auditory accommodation. 
D) ability to use reality testing. 
A) perceptual learning. 
B) convergence. 
C) auditory accommodation. 
D) ability to use reality testing.

Question 14

The Müller-Lyer illusion is

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A) based upon experience with the edges and corners of rooms and buildings. 
B) based solely on figure-ground relationships. 
C) experienced similarly in all cultures. 
D) only present with arrows and lines less that one foot in length. 
A) based upon experience with the edges and corners of rooms and buildings. 
B) based solely on figure-ground relationships. 
C) experienced similarly in all cultures. 
D) only present with arrows and lines less that one foot in length.

Question 15

If you have the ESP ability to predict future events, you are exhibiting _____ , while being able to gain information in ways that appear unaffected by distance would show your _____.

Accepted Answer

A) precognition; psychokinesis skills 
B) clairvoyance; telepathic skills 
C) precognition; clairvoyance 
D) clairvoyance; precognition abilities 
A) precognition; psychokinesis skills 
B) clairvoyance; telepathic skills 
C) precognition; clairvoyance 
D) clairvoyance; precognition abilities

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT listed by the text as a type of ESP?

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

Question 17

In perception, past experience, motives, context, or suggestion may create a _____ that sets the person to perceive in a certain way.

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A) perceptual expectancy 
B) cognitive threshold 
C) perceptual orientation 
D) perceptual bias 
A) perceptual expectancy 
B) cognitive threshold 
C) perceptual orientation 
D) perceptual bias

Question 18

Concerning eyewitness testimony, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Now that DNA testing is available, more than 200 people who were convicted of murder, rape, and other crimes in the United States based on eyewitness testimony have been exonerated. 
B) Our everyday perceptions are frequently as inaccurate or distorted as those of an emotional eyewitness to a crime. 
C) Personal objectivity requires frequent reality testing to maintain. 
D) All of these statements are true. 
A) Now that DNA testing is available, more than 200 people who were convicted of murder, rape, and other crimes in the United States based on eyewitness testimony have been exonerated. 
B) Our everyday perceptions are frequently as inaccurate or distorted as those of an emotional eyewitness to a crime. 
C) Personal objectivity requires frequent reality testing to maintain. 
D) All of these statements are true.

Question 19

Humanistic psychologist Abraham Maslow believed that some people perceive themselves and others with unusual accuracy.Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of these people?

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A) immersion in the present 
B) a lack of self-consciousness 
C) open, aware, and mentally healthy 
D) selects, criticizes, and evaluates 
A) immersion in the present 
B) a lack of self-consciousness 
C) open, aware, and mentally healthy 
D) selects, criticizes, and evaluates

Question 20

The purported ability to perceive events or gain information in ways that appear unaffected by distance or normal physical barriers is called

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 5: Extension B: Perceiving the World

In tests of facial recognition, people

Which of the following suggestions would be considered good advice for a person who wants to become a better "eyewitness" to life?

Regarding ESP research and its findings, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

The Müller-Lyer illusion is based on figure-ground relationships.

Perceptual expectancies are frequently created by

In one study, participants were told they were being given a taste of a $90 wine and a $10 wine.Although the wine came from the same bottle, the participants

Mediumship is to prophetic dreams as _____ is to _____.

The lights used on dance floors cause an illusion in which it "freezes" dancers in particular positions when it flashes, which is the reverse of the illlusion known as

If we can generalize from the results of research on adapting to inverted vision, a person adjusting to the distortion caused by glasses worn after cataract operations would adjust most quickly if allowed to

According to Maslow, people who perceive their world more accurately than others tend to be characterized by

In a(n) _____, certain physical properties of an object, such as curvature or length, are consistently misjudged.

An imaginary perception, such as seeing, hearing, or smelling something that does not exist in the external world is called a(n)

Students have found that if their psychology teacher repeats a term "three times," this term will definitely be on the test.Paying attention to specific stimuli illustrates the students'

The Müller-Lyer illusion is

If you have the ESP ability to predict future events, you are exhibiting _____ , while being able to gain information in ways that appear unaffected by distance would show your _____.

Which of the following is NOT listed by the text as a type of ESP?

In perception, past experience, motives, context, or suggestion may create a _____ that sets the person to perceive in a certain way.

Concerning eyewitness testimony, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Humanistic psychologist Abraham Maslow believed that some people perceive themselves and others with unusual accuracy.Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of these people?

The purported ability to perceive events or gain information in ways that appear unaffected by distance or normal physical barriers is called

Introduction the Psychology

Extension A: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

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Extension A: Brain and Behavior

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Extension A: Human Development

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Extension A: Sensation and Reality

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Mediumship is to prophetic dreams as _ is to _.

If you have the ESP ability to predict future events, you are exhibiting _ , while being able to gain information in ways that appear unaffected by distance would show your _.