Psychology MCQs

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The elaboration likelihood model of attitude change suggests that:
A. The peripheral route results in more enduring attitude change
B. The central route results in more enduring attitude change
C. Only the central route to persuasion can be effective
D. Only the peripheral route to persuasion can be effective
In Psychophysical research the absolute threshold has been arbitrarily define as:
A. The stimulus intensity that can be detected 100% of the time
B. The stimulus intensity that can be detected 50% of the time
C. The minimum amount of difference in intensity needed to tell two stimuli apart
D. A constant proportion of the size of the initial stimulus
Organized patterns of beliefs and behavior centered on basic social needs:
A. Culture lag
B. Social mobility
C. Social change
D. Social institutions
When infants are placed in the middle of a visual cliff, they usually:
A. Remain still
B. Move to the shallow side of the apparatus
C. Move to the deep side of the apparatus
D. Approach their mothers when called, whether that requires moving to the shallow deep side
Gender role refers to_________?
A. One’s biological sex
B. A sense of being male or female
C. A set of expected behaviors for males and females
D. How masculine a boy is or how feminine a girls is