Psychology Mcqs
A study to determine the degree of relationship between two events is called:

A. Naturalistic observation
B. The correlational method
C. A controlled experiment
D. The survey method

Historical sociology was not as prevalent in the middle of the twentieth century because_________?

A. Sociologists turned instead to statistical analysis
B. Sociologists were highly focused on ethnographic research
C. Of the development of the ‘historical materialist’ approach
D. Both a and b

Small distortions in the eye’s shape are most likely to affect:

A. Parallel processing
B. Feature detectors
C. Sensory adaptation
D. Visual acuity

The detection and encoding of stimulus energies by the nervous system is called:

A. Synesthesia
B. Signal detection
C. Sensation
D. Accommodation

A psychophysicist would be most directly concerned with:

A. What parts of the brain are used in speech production
B. The relationship between the wavelength of light and the experience of color
C. The effect of neurotransmitters on depression
D. Our psychological reactions to physical stress

In order to determine the cause of behaviour, those we ask must be:

A. Tentative
B. Testable
C. Based on theory
D. Novel

Who suggested that black people were over represented in special needs?

A. Bernstein
B. Tom and jerry
C. Tom linson
D. Trish burleigh

Durkheim used the multivariate approach to write a pioneering and influential analysis of_________?

A. Racial discrimination
B. European countries
C. Poverty
D. Suicide

____________________ is an ability to evaluate compare, analyze, critique, and synthesize information.

A. Critical thinking
B. Transudative thinking
C. Deductive thinking
D. Creative thinking