Question 1

The visual cliff is used primarily to test an infant's depth perception.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

European Americans tend to _____, while East Asians tend to _____.

Accepted Answer

A) be individualistic; be collectivist 
B) focus on interpersonal relationships and social responsibility; focus on self and their sense of control 
C) explain actions in terms of their social context; explain actions in terms of internal factors 
D) have a broader focus of attention; have a narrow focus of attention. 
A) be individualistic; be collectivist 
B) focus on interpersonal relationships and social responsibility; focus on self and their sense of control 
C) explain actions in terms of their social context; explain actions in terms of internal factors 
D) have a broader focus of attention; have a narrow focus of attention.

Question 3

If you think you see a three-foot-tall butterfly, you can confirm you are hallucinating by trying to touch its wings.You are engaging in

Accepted Answer

A) perceptual expectancy. 
B) perceptual evaluation. 
C) perceptual verification. 
D) reality testing. 
A) perceptual expectancy. 
B) perceptual evaluation. 
C) perceptual verification. 
D) reality testing.

Question 4

The illusion created by the Ames room works on which perceptual principle?

Accepted Answer

A) size constancy 
B) closure 
C) shape constancy 
D) figure-ground 
A) size constancy 
B) closure 
C) shape constancy 
D) figure-ground

Question 5

Because Robin has more experience with people from her own race, she is better able to recognize people from her own race because she is more familiar with the features that help us recognize different persons.This illustrates the importance of

Accepted Answer

A) habituation. 
B) sensory adaptation. 
C) perceptual learning. 
D) dishabituation. 
A) habituation. 
B) sensory adaptation. 
C) perceptual learning. 
D) dishabituation.

Question 6

The purported ability to read someone else's mind is known as _____, while the ability to exert influence over inanimate objects by willpower is known as _____.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Individuals who have Charles Bonnet syndrome are mentally disturbed and lack the ability to engage in reality testing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The information surrounding a stimulus is known as the

Accepted Answer

A) adaptation level. 
B) context. 
C) aura. 
D) internal frame of reference. 
A) adaptation level. 
B) context. 
C) aura. 
D) internal frame of reference.

Question 9

A novice chef discovers how to tell the difference between dried basil, oregano, and tarragon by focusing on a specific aspect of each herb.This illustrates

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

Normally, as an object moves closer to us, its retinal image grows larger, but we know it is not growing larger because of

Accepted Answer

A) size constancy. 
B) distance constancy. 
C) shape constancy. 
D) motion parallax. 
A) size constancy. 
B) distance constancy. 
C) shape constancy. 
D) motion parallax.

Question 11

If you were transported to a strange planet with unique structural features, your rapid sensory and motor adaptation would be most quickly facilitated by

Accepted Answer

A) prior knowledge of the planet. 
B) active movement in the new environment. 
C) thoughtful analysis of the circumstances. 
D) preceding your trip with a short period of sensory deprivation, thereby clearing your senses. 
A) prior knowledge of the planet. 
B) active movement in the new environment. 
C) thoughtful analysis of the circumstances. 
D) preceding your trip with a short period of sensory deprivation, thereby clearing your senses.

Question 12

Some research indicates that, compared to witnesses of crimes, victims of crimes are

Accepted Answer

A) more accurate in their accounts of the event. 
B) about equally accurate in their accounts of the event. 
C) less accurate in their accounts of the event. 
D) less accurate in their accounts when the crime is a violent one. 
A) more accurate in their accounts of the event. 
B) about equally accurate in their accounts of the event. 
C) less accurate in their accounts of the event. 
D) less accurate in their accounts when the crime is a violent one.

Question 13

Regarding Miss Cleo's "psychic hot line," which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Miss Cleo was really an actress from Los Angeles, not a Jamaican psychic. 
B) People who paid $4.99 a minute for a reading from Miss Cleo actually reached one of several hundred operators, hired through ads that read, "No experience necessary." 
C) The owners of the Miss Cleo psychic hot line were convicted of felony fraud in 2002. 
D) All of these statements are true. 
A) Miss Cleo was really an actress from Los Angeles, not a Jamaican psychic. 
B) People who paid $4.99 a minute for a reading from Miss Cleo actually reached one of several hundred operators, hired through ads that read, "No experience necessary." 
C) The owners of the Miss Cleo psychic hot line were convicted of felony fraud in 2002. 
D) All of these statements are true.

Question 14

The Kaufmans projected images of the moon on a mirror, which allowed them to superimpose an artificial moon on the sky.Volunteer observers reported that as the moon moved closer, it appeared to

Accepted Answer

A) get smaller. 
B) get larger. 
C) follow them. 
D) not change in size and shape. 
A) get smaller. 
B) get larger. 
C) follow them. 
D) not change in size and shape.

Question 15

In a tilted mystery house at an amusement park, objects appear to roll uphill.This effect is most likely related to

Accepted Answer

A) perceptual habits. 
B) impossible figures. 
C) stroboscopic movement. 
D) the Müller-Lyer illusion. 
A) perceptual habits. 
B) impossible figures. 
C) stroboscopic movement. 
D) the Müller-Lyer illusion.

Question 16

Regarding Charles Bonnet syndrome, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) This syndrome is a rare condition which afflicts mainly older people who are partially blind, but not mentally disturbed. 
B) People with this syndrome may "see" people, animals, building, plants, and other objects appear and disappear in front of their eyes. 
C) People with this syndrome experience "sane hallucinations." 
D) People with this syndrome have an inability to engage in reality testing. 
A) This syndrome is a rare condition which afflicts mainly older people who are partially blind, but not mentally disturbed. 
B) People with this syndrome may "see" people, animals, building, plants, and other objects appear and disappear in front of their eyes. 
C) People with this syndrome experience "sane hallucinations." 
D) People with this syndrome have an inability to engage in reality testing.

Question 17

_____ is a rare condition, which afflicts mainly older people who are partially blind but not mentally disturbed.They may "see" people, animals, building, plants, and other objects appear and disappear in front of their eyes.

Accepted Answer

A) Paranoid schizophrenia 
B) Charles Bonnet syndrome 
C) Klinefelter's syndrome 
D) Turner's syndrome 
A) Paranoid schizophrenia 
B) Charles Bonnet syndrome 
C) Klinefelter's syndrome 
D) Turner's syndrome

Question 18

Stage ESP

Accepted Answer

A) represents one of the situations in which psychic abilities are stable and repeatable. 
B) involves actual psi phenomenon, but only for telepathic abilities. 
C) simulates ESP for the purpose of entertainment. 
D) involving actual psi phenomenon is possible only for the most gifted psychics. 
A) represents one of the situations in which psychic abilities are stable and repeatable. 
B) involves actual psi phenomenon, but only for telepathic abilities. 
C) simulates ESP for the purpose of entertainment. 
D) involving actual psi phenomenon is possible only for the most gifted psychics.

Question 19

Strange perceptual experiences occur in the Ames room because

Accepted Answer

A) our ordinary assumptions about the shape of the room are violated. 
B) observers have prior knowledge of the experiment and expect bizarre experiences. 
C) neither size nor shape constancy are operating. 
D) of the autokinetic effect. 
A) our ordinary assumptions about the shape of the room are violated. 
B) observers have prior knowledge of the experiment and expect bizarre experiences. 
C) neither size nor shape constancy are operating. 
D) of the autokinetic effect.

Question 20

Peter, who uses PCP, sees "flaky black smoke falling from the ceiling." Peter is experiencing a

Accepted Answer

A) visual hallucination. 
B) visual illusion. 
C) perceptual reconstruction. 
D) sane hallucination. 
A) visual hallucination. 
B) visual illusion. 
C) perceptual reconstruction. 
D) sane hallucination.

Exam 5: Extension B: Perceiving the World

The visual cliff is used primarily to test an infant's depth perception.

European Americans tend to _____, while East Asians tend to _____.

If you think you see a three-foot-tall butterfly, you can confirm you are hallucinating by trying to touch its wings.You are engaging in

The illusion created by the Ames room works on which perceptual principle?

Because Robin has more experience with people from her own race, she is better able to recognize people from her own race because she is more familiar with the features that help us recognize different persons.This illustrates the importance of

The purported ability to read someone else's mind is known as _____, while the ability to exert influence over inanimate objects by willpower is known as _____.

Individuals who have Charles Bonnet syndrome are mentally disturbed and lack the ability to engage in reality testing.

The information surrounding a stimulus is known as the

A novice chef discovers how to tell the difference between dried basil, oregano, and tarragon by focusing on a specific aspect of each herb.This illustrates

Normally, as an object moves closer to us, its retinal image grows larger, but we know it is not growing larger because of

If you were transported to a strange planet with unique structural features, your rapid sensory and motor adaptation would be most quickly facilitated by

Some research indicates that, compared to witnesses of crimes, victims of crimes are

Regarding Miss Cleo's "psychic hot line," which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

The Kaufmans projected images of the moon on a mirror, which allowed them to superimpose an artificial moon on the sky.Volunteer observers reported that as the moon moved closer, it appeared to

In a tilted mystery house at an amusement park, objects appear to roll uphill.This effect is most likely related to

Regarding Charles Bonnet syndrome, which of the following statements is FALSE?

_____ is a rare condition, which afflicts mainly older people who are partially blind but not mentally disturbed.They may "see" people, animals, building, plants, and other objects appear and disappear in front of their eyes.

Stage ESP

Strange perceptual experiences occur in the Ames room because

Peter, who uses PCP, sees "flaky black smoke falling from the ceiling." Peter is experiencing a

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

European Americans tend to _, while East Asians tend to _.

The purported ability to read someone else's mind is known as _, while the ability to exert influence over inanimate objects by willpower is known as _.