Psychology MCQs

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Once norms are established in a group they tend to perpetuate themselves. This is known as_________?
A. Social norming
B. Norm perpetuation
C. Compliance manifestation
D. Norm crystallization
Rods are:
A. Less light sensitive and more color-sensitive than are cones
B. More light-sensitive and more color-sensitive than are cones
C. More light sensitive and less color-sensitive than are cones
D. Not light-sensitive and not color-sensitive than are cones
______is the study of social stability and order?
A. Social dynamics
B. Social statics
C. Positivism
D. Rationalization
Interposition refers to:
A. An environmental depth cue in which closer objects overlap objects farther away
B. The relationship between bipolar and ganglion cells
C. The depth cue that uses the angle of the light to determine distance
D. The lens ability to change shape and focus light directly on the retina
Giving placebos in drug experiments is necessary to:
A. Counteract the random assignment of subjects
B. Counteract the side effect of the drug
C. Control for the effects of suggestion and expectation
D. Keep control subjects from knowing they have been given the drug
To replicate an experiment means to:
A. Use control groups and experimental groups
B. Use statistics to determine the effect of chance
C. Control for the effects of extraneous variables
D. Repeat the experiment using either identical or improved research methods