The study of phenomena such as clairvoyance and telepathy is called:

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1. The study of phenomena such as clairvoyance and telepathy is called:

   A. parapsychology B. Gestalt psychology C. psychokinesis D. ESP...

2. A parapsychologist would study which of the following phenomena?

   A. psycho-kinesis B. procognition C. telepathy D. all of the above...

3. Which of the following phenomena was studied by parlor?

   A. Maturation B. Animal cognition C. Operant conditioning D. Classical conditioning...

4. As a person views picture one way, he sees craters. When he turns it 180 degrees, the craters become bumps, the perceptual phenomena are due to _______________?

   A. linear perspective B. convergence C. light and shadow D. relative position...

5. You have practice for weeks to perform in the fall play at school. In practice on occasion you have messed up your lines or forgotten a movement, however on the evening of the performance you are flawless. Which of the following phenomena did you likely experience?

   A. social loafing B. self- serving bias C. social facilitation D. deindividuation...

6. Phobias can be very debilitating and distressing phenomena. Which, if any, of the following statements are correct in relation to Watson and Rayner’s (1920) research into them?
   1:Watson and Rayner speculated that the complexity of emotional responsiveness in adults might be explained by the conditioning of children’s simple emotional reactions when they are exposed to new stimuli
   2:Watson and Rayner found evidence for emotional from a test trial in which the rat was accompanied by the noise
   3:The fear reaction in Albert could be produced by a loud noise
   4:None of the above

   A. 1 & 2 B. 1 & 3 C. 2 & 3 D. 4...

7. Which of the following phenomena demonstrate the importance of classical conditioning for human behaviour?

   A. Salivation and responses to light B. Illness-induced aversions and phobias C. Nausea and headaches D. (a),(b) and (c) E. None the above...

8. A systematic study of facts according to a reliable and correct method of study is called a __________?

   A. Scientific Study B. Biological Study C. Methodology D. Social Technique...

9. In _________ method of study in psychology, passive study and analysis of human behaviour is usually done.

   A. Introspection Method B. Experimental Method C. Observational Method D. Genetic Method...

10. Which dimension of personality can predict individual preferences for study areas, number of study breaks and performance on long vigilance tasks?

    A. External-internal B. Experimenting-conservative C. Neuroticism-stability D. Extraversion-introversion...