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PSY102-011 Practice Questions Exam 2

This document contains practice questions for Exam 2 in PSY102-011. It includes 15 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of topics like visual perception, sleep, learning and memory, as well as 2 short answer questions asking about attention and phobias.

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PSY102-011 Practice Questions Exam 2

This document contains practice questions for Exam 2 in PSY102-011. It includes 15 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of topics like visual perception, sleep, learning and memory, as well as 2 short answer questions asking about attention and phobias.

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PSY102-011 Exam 2 Practice Questions


1. The location at the back of the eye where the optic nerve exits is called the
A) fovea.
B) blind spot.
C) optic chiasm.
D) superior colliculus.

2. Joise is taking part in a psychology experiment and has been placed in a room that is pitch black.
The researcher slowly increases the intensity of a small lamp and repeatedly asks Joise to say
whether or not they have seen a light. The researcher is assessing Joise's
A) difference threshold.
B) adaptation threshold.
C) perception thereshold.
D) absolute threshold.

3. The principle that there is a constant proportional relationship between the just noticeable
difference and the original stimulus intensity is called
A) Weber's law.
B) the opponent process principle.
C) the doctrine of specific nerve energies.
D) the phi phenomenon.

4. What is a characteristic of grapheme-colour synesthesia?


A) words have tastes
B) colours have sounds
C) numbers or symbols have colours
D) colours have smells

5. Which model states that pain can be blocked from consciousness through either distraction or
other physical stimulation via the spinal cord?

A) default mode model


B) gate control model
C) kinesthetic sense model
D) lower awareness model

6. Which Gestalt principle states that we tend to perceive |> <| |> <| as (|> <|) (|> <|) and not
(|>) (<| |>) (<|)?

A) symmetry
B) closure
C) proximity
D) similarity
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7. Objects that are closer block those behind it is an example of which monocular depth cue?
A) height in plane
B) relative size
C) linear perspective
D) interposition

8. Cells that are triggered by light, vibrations, sounds, touch, or chemical substances are called
A) ganglion cells.
B) bipolar cells.
C) ossicles.
D) sense receptors.

9. The idea that one's dreams contain more information than what is present on the surface is most
consistent with
A) Information processing theory.
B) Neurocognitive theory.
C) Dream protection theory.
D) Activation–synthesis theory.

10. Electrical activity in the brain during REM sleep is similar to


A) sleep spindles and stage 2 sleep.
B) brain activity during non-REM sleep.
C) activity during periods of wakefulness.
D) states of daydreaming.

11. Which of the following is linked to briefer and more thought-like dreams?
A) NREM sleep
B) Narcolepsy
C) REM sleep
E) Mind Wandering

12. Which of the following is the feeling of reliving an experience that is actually new?
A) Perceptual illusion
B) Déjà vu
C) Hallucination
D) Hypnosis

13. Alan always turns the aquarium light on before putting fish food into the tank. After a while,
Alan notices that the fish swim to the top to look for the food as soon as they turn on the light. In
this example, the __________ is the unconditioned stimulus (UCS).
A) presence of Alan near the aquarium
B) fish swimming to the top
C) fish food
D) aquarium light

14. In Pavlov's classic experiments, the repeated presentation of the tone along with the food was
called the __________ step of the classical conditioning process.
A) acquisition
B) spontaneous recovery
C) extinction
D) testing
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15. Amanda's mouth waters every time she hears the ice cream truck's familiar song in the
distance. One day, a slightly different song is heard in the distance, and Amanda's mouth waters.
Amanda's behaviour illustrates
A) stimulus discrimination.
B) stimulus generalization.
C) stimulus assimilation.
D) stimulus recovery.

16. A laboratory mouse is held in a cage that administers a light shock though the floor. When the
mouse reaches and presses a lever in its cage, the shock stops. This is an example of what form of
operant conditioning?
A) negative reinforcement
B) positive reinforcement
C) negative punishment
D) positive punishment

17. Which schedule of reinforcement is associated with slot machines and other forms of casino
gambling?
A) Fixed interval
B) Fixed ratio
C) Variable interval
D) Variable ratio

18. Ryan’s cat has associated the sound of opening a food bag (CS) with getting fed and the cat
salivates every time he hears the sound of the food bag (CR). The food bag is stored in a cupboard
that has recently become squeaky. Now whenever the cupboard is opened and makes the squeaky
sound, the cat salivates (CR). What is this an example of?
A) generalization.
B) operant conditioning.
C) higher-order conditioning.
D) renewal effect.

Short Answer Practice Questions: 5 marks each


1. In Donald Broadbent’s filter theory of attention, attention acts as a filter by creating a bottleneck
through which information passes. Describe the steps of how this was tested using the dichotic listening
task and what did the initial results show? (2 marks) How did Anne Treisman then show that this filter is
leaky using shadowing? (2 marks) In the Cocktail Party Effect, what is the highly relevant stimulus
outside of our attention that participants are likely to pay attention to? (1 mark)
2. What is the definition of preparedness in relation to phobias? (1 mark) Give an example of a phobia we
might be more likely to develop according to preparedness. (1 mark) Describe the three ways that
conditioned taste aversions differ from what is typically shown with classical conditioning. (3 marks)

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