The three measures of central tenders include:

Related Mcqs:

1. The three main components of a neuron include:

   A. Cell body, dendrites, axon
   B. Cell body, nerves, axon
   C. White matter, cell body, nerves
   D. Internal body, external body, nerve branches

2. In Wolfgang Kohler’s experiments, a chimp is put in a cage containing three boxes and a banana suspended high above the animal’s head. After first trying to jump up to reach the banana, the chimp looks around them then stacks the three boxes so it can climb up to the banana. This is an example of _____________?

   A. trial and error
   B. latent learning
   C. insight learning
   D. shaping

3. The theory of color vision based on the idea that we possess three distinct receptor areas for the three primary colors of light is the ________________?

   A. primary color theory
   B. signal detection theory
   C. opponent process theory
   D. trichromatic theory

4. According to Robert Sternberg, intelligence can be divided into three major parts. these three components of intelligence are:

   A. fluid intelligence, crystallized intelligence, and rational intelligence
   B. analytical intelligence, creative intelligence, and practical intelligence
   C. artistic intelligence, performance intelligence, and rational intelligence
   D. crystallized intelligence, fluid intelligence, and transients’ intelligence

5. Dr. Jamshed wants to see if person’s IQ changes as they get older. To do this he takes three groups of subjects. Group i is made up of 10 years old, and Group III of 25 years old. Dr. Jamshed tests all three groups of their IQ level. The design of this experiment is called:

   A. longitudinal study
   B. more information is needed to determine the design of the experiment
   C. Gesell’s dome
   D. cross sectional study

6. Imagine you are a male three-spined stickleback (a fish). You come across a nest of unfertilized three-spined stickleback eggs and you can’t help but do a particular dance and then go ahead and fertilize the eggs. Which theory of motivation accounts for your behavior?

   A. Opponent-process
   B. Instinct
   C. Arousal
   D. Behavioral

7. Rudy has been on a strict diet of 1000 calories per day for the last six weeks. He lost considerably more weight in the first three weeks of his diet than in the last three because:

   A. his insulin level has decreased
   B. learn tissue is maintained by fewer calories than is fat tissue
   C. his metabolic rate has decreased
   D. his fat cells have decreased in number

8. What are the main types of assessment t measures used by psychologists to study the outcomes of mental activity?

   A. Theories, hypotheses, tests
   B. Self-report, experiments correlations
   C. Behavioural, self-report, experimental
   D. Behavioural, self-report, physiological

9. The branch of psychology that designs tests to assess IQ, aptitude and other measures of human potential is __________________?

   A. parapsychology
   B. psychometrics
   C. measure ecology
   D. social psychology

10. Which of the following measures the strength of the sound wave?

    A. Pitch
    B. Timbre
    C. Amplitude
    D. Frequency