PSYC 100 MIDTERM EXAM multiple choice
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{Grade A}
As sleep cycles progress over the course of an average night, the amount of time
spent in REM sleep:
a) becomes 100% (the last few hours of sleep, before regular waking time, are entirely
REM)
b) Decreases
c) Increases
d) Becomes zero (i.e. REM eventually drops out of the sleep cycle) - correct answer
Increases
Skweeky-kleen is one of the largest manufacturers of dishsoap. They'd like to increase
their market share by giving consumers more product, in a bigger bottle, for the same
price they charge now, but without being wastefully extravagant with their 'giveaway'.
You're a consultant psychologist for the company. What is the first thing to do/try?
a) don't change anything - just put a 'New Bigger Bottle!' label on the bottle
b) determine the difference threshold for bottle size
,c) tell the company that the proportion by which they'll need to change the bottle size
will vary as a function of original bottle size
d) Use Stevens' Power Law to determine how much bigger to make it - correct answer
determine the difference threshold for bottle size??
Suppose that you have just finished working out and decide to take a shower. You are
also expecting an important phone call and so decide that you will listen extra
carefully for the ringing of the phone. Two or three times you pop your head out of the
shower thinking that you hear the phone (but it really didn't ring). Your experience of
listening for the phone has to do with
a) just-noticeable differences
b) your response bias
c) Weber's fraction
d) your absolute threshold - correct answer your response bias
Weber fractions relate the __________ to the __________.
a) signal; noise
b) absolute threshold; difference threshold
c) signal detection; response bias
d) jnd; magnitude of the stimulus - correct answer jnd; magnitude of the stimulus
, Why does sugar taste sweet and vinegar taste sour?
a) Sugar and vinegar trigger different patterns of nerve impulses
b) The size of the jnds for sugar is smaller than those for vinegar
c) Sugar and vinegar activate different neurons that carry the information to the brain
d)The threshold for sour is lower than the threshold for sweet tastes - correct answer
Sugar and vinegar activate different neurons that carry the information to the brain
When we look at a musician on stage holding a guitar, the guitar typically hides the
musician's midsection and part of the left arm. But we ignore the gaps in the contour of
the musician's body and perceive it as a complete form anyway. This illustrates:
a) figure-ground segregation
b) the Gestalt principle of proximity
c) illusory contours
d) Gestalt principle of closure - correct answer Gestalt principle of closure
Phenomena such as blindsight and visual agnosia demonstrate that:
a) perceptions can cause behaviour even when we are not aware of them
b) conscious perception is always necessary for behaviour to occur
(Latest Update ) Questions
with Correct Answers 100% Verified
{Grade A}
As sleep cycles progress over the course of an average night, the amount of time
spent in REM sleep:
a) becomes 100% (the last few hours of sleep, before regular waking time, are entirely
REM)
b) Decreases
c) Increases
d) Becomes zero (i.e. REM eventually drops out of the sleep cycle) - correct answer
Increases
Skweeky-kleen is one of the largest manufacturers of dishsoap. They'd like to increase
their market share by giving consumers more product, in a bigger bottle, for the same
price they charge now, but without being wastefully extravagant with their 'giveaway'.
You're a consultant psychologist for the company. What is the first thing to do/try?
a) don't change anything - just put a 'New Bigger Bottle!' label on the bottle
b) determine the difference threshold for bottle size
,c) tell the company that the proportion by which they'll need to change the bottle size
will vary as a function of original bottle size
d) Use Stevens' Power Law to determine how much bigger to make it - correct answer
determine the difference threshold for bottle size??
Suppose that you have just finished working out and decide to take a shower. You are
also expecting an important phone call and so decide that you will listen extra
carefully for the ringing of the phone. Two or three times you pop your head out of the
shower thinking that you hear the phone (but it really didn't ring). Your experience of
listening for the phone has to do with
a) just-noticeable differences
b) your response bias
c) Weber's fraction
d) your absolute threshold - correct answer your response bias
Weber fractions relate the __________ to the __________.
a) signal; noise
b) absolute threshold; difference threshold
c) signal detection; response bias
d) jnd; magnitude of the stimulus - correct answer jnd; magnitude of the stimulus
, Why does sugar taste sweet and vinegar taste sour?
a) Sugar and vinegar trigger different patterns of nerve impulses
b) The size of the jnds for sugar is smaller than those for vinegar
c) Sugar and vinegar activate different neurons that carry the information to the brain
d)The threshold for sour is lower than the threshold for sweet tastes - correct answer
Sugar and vinegar activate different neurons that carry the information to the brain
When we look at a musician on stage holding a guitar, the guitar typically hides the
musician's midsection and part of the left arm. But we ignore the gaps in the contour of
the musician's body and perceive it as a complete form anyway. This illustrates:
a) figure-ground segregation
b) the Gestalt principle of proximity
c) illusory contours
d) Gestalt principle of closure - correct answer Gestalt principle of closure
Phenomena such as blindsight and visual agnosia demonstrate that:
a) perceptions can cause behaviour even when we are not aware of them
b) conscious perception is always necessary for behaviour to occur
