Anika resisted changing her answer to a test after reminding herself that “it is always best to stick with your first answer.” Anika’s decision best illustrates the use of:

Related Mcqs:

1. In wolfgang Kohler’s experiment, the chimpanzee Sultan retrieved a long stick with a short stick to retrieve a piece of fruit. Sultan was able to reach the fruit as a result of:

   A. trial and error
   B. a fixation
   C. artificial intelligence
   D. insight

2. Nasira is afraid of speaking to a large audience. Her therapist suggests that prior to a speaking engagement she should reassure herself with comments like, “Cheer up, Nasira. You know what you’re talking about and your topic is really interesting!” This approach to reducing Nasira’s most clearly illustrates:

   A. psychoanalysis
   B. client – centered therapy
   C. stress inoculation training
   D. aversive conditioning

3. As we move, viewed objects cast changing shapes on our retinas, although we do not perceive the objects as changing. This is part of the phenomenon of _________________?

   A. perceptual consistency
   B. relative motion
   C. linear perspective
   D. continuity

4. As we move, viewed objects cast changing shapes on our retinas, although we do not perceive the objects as changing. This is part of the phenomenon of ________________?

   A. perceptual consistency
   B. relative motion
   C. linear perspective
   D. continuity

5. Stress may not always be ‘out there’ but mostly originate within individual. Which one of the following is the correct answer to justify the statements?

   A. Stress involves individual’s psychological make-up
   B. Stress is dependent on the intensity of the stressor
   C. Stress is related to simultaneous life-events
   D. Stress involves the individual’s cognitive appraisal

6. “I always choose romance novels rather than biographies. I guess I must like romance novels better.” This thought process illustrates the premise of_____theory.

   A. cognitive dissonance
   B. learning
   C. evolutionary
   D. self- perception

7. The story of Clever Hans, the mathematical horse, illustrates the use of controlled observation to test series of:

   A. hypotheses
   B. theories
   C. axioms
   D. learning strategies

8. We wish to test the hypothesis that music improves learning. We compare test scores of students who study to music with those who study in silence, Which of the following is an extraneous variable in this experiments?

   A. the presence or absence of music
   B. the students test scores
   C. the amount of time allowed the studying
   D. silence

9. 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

10. Rais just came back from seeing a neurologist. Rais tells you that he will be having a test in which images of his brain will be recorded after radioactive chemicals have been injected into his chemicals have been injected into his bloodstream. However, Rais can’t remember the actual name of the test. it appears that his neurologist is planning:

    A. an electroencephalograph (EEG) recording
    B. a positron emission tomography (PET) scan
    C. a computerized tomography(CT) scan
    D. a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan