A teacher believes that one group of children is very bright and that a second is below average in ability, Actually the groups are identical, but the first group progresses more rapidly than the second this demonstrates:

A. The self-fulfilling prophecy
B. The placebo effect in a natural experiment
C. Observer bias in naturalistic
D. The ethical problems of field experiments

One of the following statements is FALSE-but which one?

A. A system of channels can only signal preferred orientation of any single channel
B. Perceptual information is likely to be merged via a process that combines the activities across all channels
C. As part of the process of synthesis, channel activities are likely to be weighted according to the level of activity in each channel
D. The merging process may find the ‘center of gravity’ of the distribution of activity

All of the following are components of attitudes EXCEPT:

A. Affective
B. Cognitive
C. Behavior
D. Emotional

Which of the following psychological theories is known as the one the emphasizes “free will”?

A. Psychodynamic psychology
B. Behaviorism
C. Humanistic psychology
D. Neo-freudian psychology

Brain cells that analyze incoming sensory information into lines, angles, shading, and movement are called:

A. Sight cells
B. Second stage sensors
C. Feature detectors
D. Vision neurons

After having your picture taken with a yellow flash, you momentarily see blue sports floating before your eyes. This phenomenon is best explained by:

A. Additive color mixing
B. Opponent-process theory
C. Additive color mixing
D. Trichromatic theory

The perception that Bugs Bunny is hopping across a movie screen best illustrates:

A. Stroboscopic movement
B. Visual capture
C. The ponzo illusion
D. Perceptual adaptation

A social trap is situation in which:

A. A lack of critical thinking results from a strong desire for group harmony
B. People lose self – awareness in group situations that foster anonymity
C. Can physical or verbal behavior is intended to hurt or destroy
D. The pursuit of self- interest leads to collective harm

Mrs. Aftab is just beginning to experience sensorineural hearing loss. She is likely to have the greatest difficulty hearing sounds of:

A. High frequency and high amplitude
B. Low frequency and high amplitude
C. Low frequency and low amplitude
D. High frequency and low amplitude

According to the Young-Helmholtz theory, when both red and green sensitive cones are stimulated simultaneously, a person should see:

A. Green
B. Orange
C. Red
D. Yellow