Dichotic listening tasks are used to study _______________?

Related Mcqs:

1. An experiment is performed to see if background music improves learning Two groups study the same material. one while listening to music. The independent variable is:

   A. learning
   B. the size of the group
   C. the material studied
   D. music

2. 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

3. In listening to two conversations simultaneously, it is possible to attend to one and ignore the other if the differ in ______________?

   A. semantics
   B. pragmatics
   C. syntax
   D. pitch

4. Because she was listening to the news on the radio, Mrs. Salim didn’t perceive a word her husband was saying. Her experience best illustrates:

   A. Perceptual adaptation
   B. Relative clarity
   C. Change blindness
   D. The cocktail party effect

5. Concerns with meeting standards of excellence and accomplishing difficult tasks refer to need for___________?

   A. Affiliation
   B. Achievement
   C. Power
   D. Apperception

6. On which of the following tasks would the presence of observers be least likely to lead to better and faster performance?

   A. raking leaves
   B. bicycle racing
   C. washing dishes
   D. solving a crossword puzzle

7. 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

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. Dr. Jamil wants to study the effects of poverty on one’s self concept. To do this he interviews a group of subjects from the inner city once every five years for a period of 30 years. This experiment is an example of what type-of study?

   A. Correlational study
   B. cross sectional study
   C. Gesell’s dome
   D. longitudinal study

10. Lauren and Curtis spend six hours per week studying for the botany course. Lauren is concerned that if she doesn’t study she will fail the course; Curtis is concerned that if he doesn’t study he won’t earn the highest grade in the class. In this example:

    A. Lauren is motivated by both a fear of failure and a need for achievement, while Curtis is merely motivated by a need for achievement
    B. Lauren is motivated by a fear of failure and Curtis is motivated by a need for achievement
    C. both students are motivated by a need for achievement
    D. both students are motivated by a fear of failure