Psychology MCQs

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Which theory of motivation pays least attention to individual differences in behavior?
A. Arousal theory
B. Instinct theory
C. Opponent-process theory
D. Drive theory
Agnosia may sometimes be helped by ____________?
A. Cues of touch
B. Visual cues
C. Waiting long enough to think through an answer
D. Speech therapy
The limbic system is responsible for: _____________?
A. The control of hunger, thirst, and sex
B. Executive functions
C. Heartbeat and breathing regulation
D. Auditory processing
Difference thresholds:
A. Occur when we can first detect some stimulus
B. Occur when we can detect the change in the intensity of a stimulus
C. Depend on the energy necessary to stimulate a sensory receptor
D. Are measured in judgmental normal differences
it is now believed that subliminal advertising:
A. Is a powerful influence and should be legally controlled.
B. Is effective only when used in wide-screen movies.
C. Is successful because the stimuli used register unconsciously.
D. Has a weak effect, if any at all
“Statistically significant” means that the results of an experiment most likely:
A. Had practical significance
B. Resulted from chance variations
C. Were not strongly correlated
D. Were not due to chance