McqMate
These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Science in Counselling Psychology (BSc Counselling Psychology) .
| 1. |
Experiments involving infants' perception of 3-D figures, when combined with visual cliff data, suggest that |
| A. | at least some level of depth perception is innate. |
| B. | depth perception is heavily dependent on skillful motor coordination. |
| C. | depth perception is almost entirely learn |
| Answer» A. at least some level of depth perception is innate. | |
| 2. |
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 or deep side. |
| Answer» B. move to the shallow side of the apparatus. | |
| 3. |
If you stand in the middle of a cobblestone street, the street will look coarse near your feet and finer if you look into the distance. This is called |
| A. | texture gradient. |
| B. | linear perspective. |
| C. | relative size. |
| D. | relative motion. |
| Answer» A. texture gradient. | |
| 4. |
When traveling in a car, near objects seem to move past you faster than distant objects. This is called |
| A. | aerial perspective. |
| B. | linear perspective. |
| C. | relative size. |
| D. | relative motion. |
| Answer» D. relative motion. | |
| 5. |
The fact that we can walk and chew gum at the same time illustrates that |
| A. | our attention depends on different motor systems. |
| B. | we use selective attention. |
| C. | we use divided attention. |
| D. | we use sequential attention. |
| Answer» C. we use divided attention. | |
| 6. |
Illusions are |
| A. | distortions of existing stimuli. |
| B. | the same as hallucinations. |
| C. | the result of innate mechanisms. |
| D. | not based on external reality. |
| Answer» A. distortions of existing stimuli. | |
| 7. |
The fact that objects that are near each other tend to be grouped together is known as |
| A. | closure. |
| B. | continuation. |
| C. | similarity. |
| D. | nearness. |
| Answer» D. nearness. | |
| 8. |
Which of the following is considered a monocular cue for depth? |
| A. | convergence |
| B. | accommodation |
| C. | depth perspective |
| D. | singularity |
| Answer» A. convergence | |
| 9. |
According to Goleman the ability to “read” others accurately is an aspect of |
| A. | emotional intelligence |
| B. | practical intelligence |
| C. | artificial intelligence |
| D. | inter-personal intelligence |
| Answer» B. practical intelligence | |
| 10. |
Even though the retinal image of an object may change drastically, the object appears unchanged. This is the principle underlying |
| A. | perceptual closure. |
| B. | shape constancy. |
| C. | ambiguous stimuli. |
| D. | retinal disparity. |
| Answer» B. shape constancy. | |
| 11. |
Cross-cultural experiences suggest that pictorial cues for depth perception are |
| A. | universal. |
| B. | learned. |
| C. | irrelevant. |
| D. | illusions. |
| Answer» B. learned. | |
| 12. |
The most basic perceptual organization is |
| A. | shape constancy. |
| B. | depth perception. |
| C. | figure-grou |
| Answer» C. figure-grou | |
| 13. |
Procedural memory would be affected by damage to the |
| A. | cerebrum. |
| B. | cerebellum. |
| C. | motor cortex. |
| D. | limbic system. |
| Answer» B. cerebellum. | |
| 14. |
Which of the following would be an example of short-term memory? |
| A. | remembering the letters of the alphabet |
| B. | looking up a phone number and remembering it while you dial |
| C. | remembering your name |
| D. | remembering how to ride a bicycle |
| Answer» B. looking up a phone number and remembering it while you dial | |
| 15. |
According to the interference theory of forgetting, |
| A. | memory capacity is limited so that when new information is brought in, older memories must be removed. |
| B. | new learning can inhibit the retrieval of stored memory, and vice-versa. |
| C. | forgetting is directly related to the complexity and meaningfulness of the incoming information. |
| D. | cues present at the time of learning interfere with memory retrieval. |
| Answer» B. new learning can inhibit the retrieval of stored memory, and vice-versa. | |
| 16. |
Which of the following is true of rehearsal of information? |
| A. | rehearsal is an aid to maintaining information in sensory memory. |
| B. | after 45 seconds without rehearsal, information is gone from stm. |
| C. | rehearsal interferes with chunking and recoding of information in stm. |
| D. | rehearsal aids the transfer of information from stm to ltm. |
| Answer» D. rehearsal aids the transfer of information from stm to ltm. | |
| 17. |
The "magic number" __________ represents the average number of "bits" of information that short-term memory can usually handle. |
| A. | three |
| B. | six |
| C. | seven |
| D. | nine |
| Answer» C. seven | |
| 18. |
__________ memory is that part of long-term memory containing factual information. |
| A. | episodic |
| B. | semantic |
| C. | declarative |
| D. | procedural |
| Answer» C. declarative | |
| 19. |
Evolutionary explanations for the efficiency of memory argue |
| A. | it is important to retrieve all past memories. |
| B. | total recall would paralyze us mentally. |
| C. | past episodic memories are highly accurate and detail |
| Answer» B. total recall would paralyze us mentally. | |
| 20. |
The kind of memory that lasts for only a second or two is |
| A. | long-term memory. |
| B. | short-term memory. |
| C. | eidetic memory. |
| D. | sensory memory. |
| Answer» D. sensory memory. | |
| 21. |
When new learning disrupts the ability to recall past, stored information, __________ has been said to occur. |
| A. | proactive interference |
| B. | disinhibition |
| C. | retrograde amnesia |
| D. | retroactive interference |
| Answer» D. retroactive interference | |
| 22. |
__________ is known for memorizing nonsense syllables and plotting a curve of forgetting. |
| A. | luria |
| B. | mnemonic |
| C. | ebbinghaus |
| D. | loftus |
| Answer» C. ebbinghaus | |
| 23. |
Your recollections about your last birthday are stored in your __________ memory. |
| A. | episodic |
| B. | semantic |
| C. | retroactive |
| D. | short-term |
| Answer» A. episodic | |
| 24. |
If you witnessed a crime and were asked to pick out the criminal from a lineup, you would be doing what kind of memory task? |
| A. | eidetic imagery |
| B. | relearning |
| C. | recall |
| D. | recognition |
| Answer» D. recognition | |
| 25. |
Information in long-term memory can be retained up to |
| A. | 30 seconds. |
| B. | 1 hour. |
| C. | many years. |
| D. | 2 seconds. |
| Answer» C. many years. | |
| 26. |
__________ memory is that part of long-term memory made up of conditioned responses and learned skills. |
| A. | episodic |
| B. | semantic |
| C. | fact |
| D. | skill |
| Answer» D. skill | |
| 27. |
Consciously forcing painful or anxiety-producing thoughts from memory is called |
| A. | proactive inhibition. |
| B. | repression. |
| C. | suppression. |
| D. | continued avoidance. |
| Answer» C. suppression. | |
| 28. |
A detailed, practical, and workable solution to a problem is called a(n) __________ solution. |
| A. | heuristic |
| B. | general |
| C. | functional |
| D. | specific |
| Answer» C. functional | |
| 29. |
If you wanted to enhance creativity, you would want to |
| A. | isolate yourself. |
| B. | make a rash decision. |
| C. | dig deeper into a problem with logic. |
| D. | look for analogies. |
| Answer» D. look for analogies. | |
| 30. |
Drawing conclusions on the basis of formal principles of reasoning is termed |
| A. | inductive thought. |
| B. | deductive thought. |
| C. | logical thought. |
| D. | illogical thought. |
| Answer» C. logical thought. | |
| 31. |
Thought that involves going from general principles to specific situations is called __________ reasoning. |
| A. | deductive |
| B. | inductive |
| C. | divergent |
| D. | intuitive |
| Answer» A. deductive | |
| 32. |
The term "cognition" includes |
| A. | thinking, problem solving, reasoning, and dreaming. |
| B. | classical and instrumental conditioning. |
| C. | the use of memory systems. |
| D. | an active process by which sensory input is selected, organized, and integrated. |
| Answer» A. thinking, problem solving, reasoning, and dreaming. | |
| 33. |
The person responsible for the development and design of the first useful individual test of intelligence is |
| A. | freud. |
| B. | terman. |
| C. | binet. |
| D. | wechsler. |
| Answer» C. binet. | |
| 34. |
The items actually selected for an intelligence test provide a(n) __________ definition of intelligence. |
| A. | functional |
| B. | valid |
| C. | reliable |
| D. | operational |
| Answer» D. operational | |
| 35. |
Speed of processing has been measured by which of the following techniques? |
| A. | the number of mistakes a person makes |
| B. | the amount of time a person needs to clap their hands when instructed |
| C. | the brain activity that follows exposure to a stimulus |
| D. | how quickly a person can blink their eyes after being told to do so |
| Answer» A. the number of mistakes a person makes | |
| 36. |
The term "g-factor," written about by Neisser, refers to |
| A. | generation factors. |
| B. | general abilities. |
| C. | gardner factors. |
| D. | group factors. |
| Answer» B. general abilities. | |
| 37. |
The best summary statement regarding the role of heredity on human intelligence is that |
| A. | heredity may impose upper limits on intelligence. |
| B. | heredity may impose lower limits on intelligence. |
| C. | intelligence is almost completely related to genetic inheritance. |
| D. | the similarity in iq scores among maternal relatives is greater than that among |
| Answer» A. heredity may impose upper limits on intelligence. | |
| 38. |
Howard Gardner has theorized all of the following types of intelligence EXCEPT |
| A. | language. |
| B. | creativity. |
| C. | interpersonal skills. |
| D. | intrapersonal skills. |
| Answer» B. creativity. | |
| 39. |
The Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale |
| A. | was specifically designed to test adult intelligence. |
| B. | provides separate scores for performance intelligence and verbal intelligence. |
| C. | is completely culturally fair, in that children of different cultures do just as well as children in this culture. |
| D. | assumes that intellectual ability in childhood improves as age increases. |
| Answer» D. assumes that intellectual ability in childhood improves as age increases. | |
| 40. |
Cross-cultural studies during the last thirty years show |
| A. | virtually no changes in measured intelligence. |
| B. | iq gains of about 5 points. |
| C. | evidence of genetic drift. |
| D. | iq gains that are typically 15 points. |
| Answer» D. iq gains that are typically 15 points. | |
| 41. |
The correlation of intelligence test scores between identical twins is |
| A. | higher when they are raised together than when they are raised apart. |
| B. | lower than that for fraternal twins raised together. |
| C. | the same as that for any other blood relatives. |
| D. | the same whether they are reared together or apart. |
| Answer» A. higher when they are raised together than when they are raised apart. | |
| 42. |
The global capacity to act purposefully, to think rationally, and to deal effectively with the environment is known as: |
| A. | intelligence |
| B. | achievement |
| C. | aptitude |
| D. | autism |
| Answer» A. intelligence | |
| 43. |
Who has regarded intelligence as a capacity of the organism to adjust itself to an increasingly complex environment? |
| A. | guilford |
| B. | jensen |
| C. | spencer |
| D. | gallon |
| Answer» C. spencer | |
| 44. |
The concept of “Intelligence Quotient” was devised by a German psychologist: |
| A. | spencer |
| B. | stern |
| C. | thurstone |
| D. | e. g. boring |
| Answer» B. stern | |
| 45. |
Culture-free tests of intelligence were developed by: |
| A. | galton |
| B. | spencer |
| C. | cattell |
| D. | wechsler |
| Answer» C. cattell | |
| 46. |
Two-factory of intelligence was advanced by: |
| A. | galton |
| B. | carl spearman |
| C. | spencer |
| D. | terman |
| Answer» B. carl spearman | |
| 47. |
Guilford’s cubical model provides for: |
| A. | 150 factors of intelligence |
| B. | 120 factors of intelligence |
| C. | 125 factors of intelligence |
| D. | 130 factors of intelligence |
| Answer» B. 120 factors of intelligence | |
| 48. |
Vernon has proposed that elements of G- factor theory and the multifactor theories can be combined to form a/an: |
| A. | monarchic theory |
| B. | unitary theory |
| C. | hierarchical theory |
| D. | anarchic theory |
| Answer» C. hierarchical theory | |
| 49. |
Who viewed that intelligence is an adaptive process that involves an interplay of biological maturation and interaction with the environment? |
| A. | david wechsler |
| B. | jean piaget |
| C. | lewis terman |
| D. | jerome bruner |
| Answer» C. lewis terman | |
| 50. |
According to Sternberg, the ability to analyze and evaluate ideas, solve problems, and make decisions is best described as |
| A. | logical intelligence. |
| B. | analytical intelligence. |
| C. | practical intelligence. |
| D. | essential intelligence. |
| Answer» B. analytical intelligence. | |
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