A series of responses that gradually approach a desired pattern of behavior are called:

A. Adaptations
B. Gradients
C. Successive approximations
D. Conditioning trials

In classical conditioning, learning is evident when a: ______________?

A. Stimulus automatically produces a response without a prior history of experience
B. Stimulus which did not initially produce a response now elicits that response
C. Spontaneously emitted response increases in frequency as a result of in consequences
D. Subjects repeats an action he or she has observed in another and is praised for it

Decreased perceptual response to a repeated stimulus is called: ____________?

A. Habituation
B. Selective attention
C. Divided attention
D. Hallucination

Attention is aroused by: ______________?

A. Subtle differences in stimuli
B. Bright stimuli
C. Contrast or change in stimulation
D. Subliminal stimuli

which of the following is considered a monocular cue of depth?

A. Convergence
B. Accommodation
C. Depth perspective
D. Singularity

The underlying mechanism for perceptual expectancies is: ____________?

A. A misleading perception that distorts or misjudges a stimulus.
B. Top-down processing
C. The organization of perception by beginning with low-level features.
D. Bottom-up processing

The fact that objects that are near each other tend to be grouped together is know as:

A. Closure
B. Continuation
C. Similarity
D. Nearness

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.

An industrial psychologist interested in human factors would most likely participate in: ____________?

A. The collection of bio-data
B. Vocational interest testing
C. An assessment center evaluation
D. Machine design

Illusions are: _____________?

A. Distortions of existing stimuli
B. The same as hallucinations.
C. The result of innate mechanisms.
D. Not based on external reality.