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Psychology Mcqs
The perception of an object as distinct from its surroundings is called ________________?
A. perceptual set
B. selective attention
C. figure-ground perception
D. interposition
Figure is to ground as ______________ is to?
A. form, substance
B. up, down
C. summer, winter
D. moon, sky
The Ponzo illusion illustrates that people judge the size of an object in terms of its perceived _______________?
A. shape
B. height
C. distance
D. convergence
Which of the following is not one of the Gestalt principles of grouping?
A. proximity
B. similarity
C. contrast
D. closure
When there is a conflict between bits of information received by two or more senses, which sense tends to dominate the others?
A. hearing only
B. vision
C. smell
D. touch
The transduction of light energy into nerve impulses takes place in the _____________?
A. iris
B. retina
C. lens
D. optic nerve
The process in which your eyes adjust from darkness to bright light is called _______________?
A. dark adaptation
B. light adaptation
C. coding of contrast
D. coding of light intensity patterns
Kinesthesis involves _________________?
A. the bones of the middle ear
B. membranes within cochlea
C. information from the muscles, tendons and joints
D. the body’s sense of balance
Which of the following explains why a rose appears equally red in bright and dim light?
A. the Young-Helmholtz theory
B. the opponent-process theory
C. feature detection
D. color constancy