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(1) Psychology may best be described as the scientific study of _______ and ______.
[A] Mental states, physical states
[B] Thoughts, emotions
[C] Behavior, mental processes
[D] Mental health, mental illness

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Answer: Option [C]
(2) Freud believed that adult problems usually:
[A] Result in Freudian slip
[B] Result in bad dreams
[C] Can be traced back to critical stage during childhood
[D] Are the result of poor behavior

Comment

Answer: Option [C]

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(3) Gestalt theory emphasizes:
[A] A flow of consciousness
[B] The atoms of thought
[C] Environmental stimuli
[D] Our tendency to see pattern

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Answer: Option [D]
(4) Whereas the _______ asked what happens when an organism does something; the _____ asked how and why.
[A] functionalist, behaviorist
[B] structuralist, introspectionist
[C] structuralist, functionalist
[D] functionalist, structuralist

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Answer: Option [D]
(5) The _____ lobe is to hearing as the occipital lobe is to vision.
[A] cerebeller
[B] Parietal
[C] Temporal
[D] Frontal

Comment

Answer: Option [C]
(6) Reflexes are usually controlled by the:
[A] Hypothalamus
[B] Spinal cord
[C] Frontal lobe
[D] Medulla

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Answer: Option [B]
(7) A part of the brain that sends signals “alert” to higher centers of the brain in response to incoming messages is:
[A] amygdala
[B] Hippocampus
[C] Limbic system
[D] Reticular formation

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Answer: Option [D]
(8) Perception of the brightness of a color in affected mainly by:
[A] The saturation of light waves
[B] The wavelength of light waves
[C] The purity of light waves
[D] The amplitude of light waves

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Answer: Option [A]
(9) Which of the following is not a clue for depth perception?
[A] Orientation
[B] Interposition
[C] Reduced clarity
[D] Linear perspective

Comment

Answer: Option [A]
(10) Psychophysics is the study of:
[A] Depth perception
[B] Perceptual illness
[C] Movement perception
[D] The psychological perception oh physical stimuli

Comment

Answer: Option [D]

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