Psychology MCQs

A. Within the cortex, the general flow of local information runs vertically
B. Within the cortex, information flows to cells in other layers above and below the activated cells
C. Hubel and wiesel (19613) discovered that all cortical neurons respond best the spots of light
D. All of the above

A. Texture gradient
B. Convergence
C. Light and shadow
D. Interposition

A. What people look for in prospective mates
B. The overall value of romantic love
C. Passionate love as a prerequisite for marriage
D. The tradition of prearranged marriages

A. They show a strong positive correlation
B. All extraneous variables are controlled and the independent variable creates consistent differences in behavior of the experimental group
C. They are observed to co-vary on many separate occasions
D. They have been observed in a laboratory setting

A. Cochlea
B. Basilar membrane
C. Ligaments and tendons
D. Joints and muscles

A. Ossicle
B. Nerve
C. Conduction
D. Auditory

A. External rewards and punishments
B. Internal impulses, desires, and conflicts
C. Subjective experiences, potentials and ideals
D. Physiology, genetics, biochemistry and evolution

A. External
B. Internal
C. Situational
D. High consensus

A. Even though appropriate statistics were used, no differences could be detected between experimental and control groups
B. The results have important implications for theory or practice
C. Differences between experimental and control group of this size occur by chance only 5 times out of 100 (or less)
D. Differences between experimental and control groups were so large they could never occur by chance alone

A. There are few subjects for which it is applicable
B. There are no control groups
C. It is not applicable to the study of bizarre behavior
D. It requires a large and expensive sample size