A. just noticeable difference
B. relative threshold
C. absolute threshold
D. detection threshold
Related Mcqs:
- After repeatedly pairing a tone with meat powder, Pavlov found that a dog will salivate when the tone is presented. Salivation to the tone is a (n):
A. unconditioned stimulus
B. unconditioned response
C. conditioned stimulus
D. conditioned response - As the large butterfly flew toward Tahir, he could tell it was getting closer because he could feel his eyes turning inward toward his nose as he watched it. In this instance, Tahir was able to judge how far away the butterfly was using the depth cue of:
A. Relative size
B. Accommodation
C. Depth perception
D. Convergence - If a 100-Hz tone had to be increased to 110 Hz for a subject to just notice the difference, you would predict that a 1000-Hz tone would have to be increased to:
A. 1250 to be noticed
B. 1200 to be noticed
C. 1010 to be noticed
D. 1100 to be noticed - In order to obtain a reward, a monkey learns to press a lever when a bell tone is on but not when a Buzzer tone is on. What kind of training is this?
A. extinction
B. generalization
C. spontaneous recovery
D. discrimination - Dan was able to tell that the voice he heard calling his name was coming from the building on his left because of:
A. Auditory localization
B. Auditory convergence
C. Perceptual set
D. Perceptual constancy - How can you tell if someone suffers from depression when you first meet that person?
A. By their physical appearance
B. You can’t. There are no obvious clues
C. By their irrational behavior
D. Many depression victims are quick to admit their illness - Deaf people who use sign language typically:
A. have a smaller corpus callosum than hearing persons
B. demonstrate greater mathematical competence than hearing persons
C. process language in their left cerebral hemisphere
D. recognize facial expressions of emotion with their left rather than their right cerebral hemisphere - You parked your car in a large car park Monday morning. When you return to the car park Monday night, you have forgotten Fiesta in a large car park filled with green Volkswagens and red Fiestas, which type of visual search would you need to use?
A. Parallel search
B. Serial search
C. Conjunction search
D. Serial and conjunction - Dilawar is taking personality test in which he is shown a series of simple scenes. He is supported to tell a story about what is happening in each scene and suggest what the characters are feeling. The test that Dilawar is taking is the:
A. Sixteen Personality Factor (16 PF) naira
B. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)
C. Rorschach test
D. Edwards Personal Preference schedule - An interview feels certain that he can tell who is lying in a job interview. His certainly in his ability is an example of:
A. The halo effect
B. Selection bias
C. Central tendency bias
D. Interviewer illusion
