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420+ Physiological Psychology Solved MCQs

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) .

401.

__________ is the thick nerve that exits from the back of the eye and carries visual information to the visual cortex in the brain.

A. Fovea
B. Optic nerve
C. Cornea
D. Pupil
Answer» B. Optic nerve
402.

_________________ is the distinctive quality of a sound, determined by the complexity of sound waves.

A. Timbre
B. Ear canal
C. Pinna
D. Eardrum
Answer» A. Timbre
403.

_______________ is the small, tightly stretched membrane that seperates the middle ear from the inner ear.

A. Timbre
B. Ear canal
C. Oval window
D. Eardrum
Answer» C. Oval window
404.

________________ is the physical stimuli that produce our sensory experience of sound.

A. Frequency
B. Amplitude
C. Pitch
D. Sound waves
Answer» D. Sound waves
405.

According to ________________ theory, the basilar membrane vibrates at the same frequency as the sound wave, thereby enabling low-frequency sound to be transmitted to the brain.

A. Sound
B. Place
C. Frequency
D. Amplitude
Answer» C. Frequency
406.

________________ is the part of the ear where sound is transduced into neural impulses; consists of cochlea and semicircular canals.

A. Inner ear
B. Outer ear
C. Middle ear
D. Hair cells
Answer» A. Inner ear
407.

_______________ is the technical term for our sense of taste.

A. Olfaction
B. Kinesthetic sense
C. Vestibular sense
D. Gustation
Answer» D. Gustation
408.

_________________ is the specialized sensory receptors for taste that are located on the tongue and inside the mouth and the throat.

A. Taste buds
B. Free nerve endings
C. Pheromones
D. Olfactory bulb
Answer» A. Taste buds
409.

_______________ is the technical name for the sense of location and position of body parts in relation to one another.

A. Olfaction
B. Kinesthetic sense
C. Vestibular sense
D. Gustation
Answer» B. Kinesthetic sense
410.

The German word ___________________ means a unified whole, and this perspective maintains that we perceive whole objects or figures rather than isolated bits and pieces of information.

A. Pragnanz
B. Gradient
C. Gestalt
D. Iridology
Answer» C. Gestalt
411.

_____________ is the binocular cue that relies on the fact that our eyes are set a couple of inches apart and thus a slightly different image of an object is cast on the retina of each eye.

A. Depth perception
B. Texture gradient
C. Motion parallax
D. Binocular disparity
Answer» D. Binocular disparity
412.

___________________ is the distance or depth cues that require the use of both eyes.

A. Monocular cues
B. Binocular cues
C. Pictorial cues
D. Linear perspective
Answer» B. Binocular cues
413.

________________ is the use of visual cues (either monocular or binocular) to perceive the distance or three-dimensional characteristics of objects.

A. Depth perception
B. Texture gradient
C. Motion parallax
D. Binocular disparity
Answer» A. Depth perception
414.

_________________ is the process of integrating, organizing, and interpreting sensory information in a way that is meaningful.

A. Sensation
B. Illusion
C. Perception
D. Accommodation
Answer» C. Perception
415.

________________ is a binocular cue that relies on the degree to which muscles rotate the eyes to focus on an object; the less convergence, the farther away the object appears to be.

A. Convergence
B. Texture gradient
C. Motion parallax
D. Binocular disparity
Answer» A. Convergence
416.

________________ is the influence of prior assumptions and expectations on perceptual interpretations.

A. Perceptual constancy
B. Perceptual set
C. Perceptual illusion
D. Extrasensory perception
Answer» B. Perceptual set
417.

_________________ is the tendency to perceive objects, especially familiar objects, as constant and unchanging despite changes in sensory.

A. Perceptual constancy
B. Perceptual set
C. Perceptual illusion
D. Extrasensory perception
Answer» A. Perceptual constancy
418.

____________ is the term for the investigation of claims of various paranormal phenomena.

A. Illusion
B. Extrasensory perception
C. Iridology
D. Parapsychology
Answer» D. Parapsychology
419.

________________ is the perception of an object as maintaining the same size despite changing images on the retina.

A. Size constancy
B. Shape constancy
C. Perceptual constancy
D. Object constancy
Answer» A. Size constancy
420.

Stereograms use the binocular depth cue of _______________.

A. Depth perception
B. Texture gradient
C. Motion parallax
D. Binocular disparity
Answer» D. Binocular disparity
421.

_________________ refers to the fact that when we view a scene, we automatically separate the elements of that scene into the feature that clearly stands out and its less distinct background.

A. Size constancy
B. Shape constancy
C. Perceptual constancy
D. Extrasensory perception
Answer» B. Shape constancy
422.

__________________ is the perception that the brightness of an object remains the same even though the lighting conditions change.

A. Light constancy
B. Object constancy
C. Perceptual constancy
D. Brightness constancy
Answer» D. Brightness constancy
423.

___________________ is based on the idea that sensory information can be detected by some means other than through the normal processes of sensation.

A. Size constancy
B. Shape constancy
C. Perceptual constancy
D. Extrasensory perception
Answer» D. Extrasensory perception
424.

___________________ is an illusion of movement that results when two, separate, carefully timed flashing lights are perceived as one light moving back and forth.

A. Stroboscopic motion
B. Induced motion
C. Muller-Lyer
D. Figure-ground
Answer» A. Stroboscopic motion
425.

The cues used to judge the distance of objects that require the use of only one eye are called ______________.

A. Monocular cues
B. Binocular cues
C. Pictorial cues
D. Linear perspective
Answer» A. Monocular cues
426.

One object partially blocks or obscures the view of another object and the partially blocked object is perceived as being farther away: _______________

A. Relative size
B. Linear perspective
C. Overlap
D. Texture gradient
Answer» C. Overlap

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