Psychology MCQs

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The underlying mechanism for perceptual expectancies is:
A. A misleading perception that distorts or misjudges a stimulus
B. Top-down procession
C. The organization of perception by beginning with low-level features
D. Bottom-up processing
A major problem with the survey method is:
A. Identifying the group to be questioned
B. Obtaining a representative sample of subjects to be questioned
C. Obtaining enough information in a short amount of time
D. That it cannot reveal very much about signification psychological events in the lives of the people
The case of Kitty Genovese spawned research into:
A. Compliance
B. Conformity
C. Obedience
D. Bystander apathy
The independent variable in an experiment is:
A. The subject himself
B. A measure of the subject’s behavior
C. The variable that the experimenter chooses to manipulate
D. Any unwanted variable that may adversely affect the subject’s performance
The following type of method can be used in order to create a real-world laboratory
A. Correlational coefficients
B. Field experiment
C. Case study
D. Random assignment
All of the following have been linked to aggression EXCEPT:
A. Self- worth
B. Temperature
C. Frustration
D. Provocation