Our tendency to notice and remember instance in which a premonition of an unlikely phone call is actually followed by the call most clearly contribute to:

Related Mcqs:

1. A your high school reunion you cannot remember the last name of your class teacher. Your failure to remember is most likely the result of __________________?

   A. encoding failure
   B. storage failure
   C. retrieval failure
   D. state-dependent memory

2. In the Stroop effect, we may be asked to remember the word ‘blue’ when the color of the word itself actually was yellow. Our response tendencies demonstrate _______________?

   A. transduction
   B. chaining
   C. automatization
   D. loci

3. Memories of traumatic physical abuse are most unlikely to be __________________?

   A. encoded
   B. repressed
   C. rehearsed
   D. retrieved

4. Which TWO of the following statements are true of blocking?
   1: The phenomenon of blocking provides an interesting and much-studied instance of failure to learn, in spite of contiguous presentations of the CS and the US
   2: In a blocking experiment, animals receive training with what is termed a compound CS (Phase 2)
   3: The experimental group has first received a phase of training in which the US alone is conditioned (Phase 1)
   4: The experimental groups shows no (or very little evidence of learning about the CS that is presented in Phase 1

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

5. Sudden temporary amnesia or instance of multiple personality are_______disorders.

   A. dissociative
   B. anxiety
   C. psychotic
   D. schizophrenic

6. 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

7. A teacher is involved in such an activity he can identify clearly with what is taking place. Anyone outside the action has_________comprehending what is taking place:

   A. Approach
   B. Convenience
   C. Difficulty
   D. Quality

8. You walk into a dark movie theater wearing a white shirt, and notice that the shirt now looks gray. However, you know that the shirt is still white because of _________________?

   A. size constancy
   B. brightness constancy
   C. linear perspective
   D. texture gradient

9. Montel, a white university student, is on academic probation for poor grades. Ever since he received notice of his probation, Montel has become increasingly hostile toward racial minority students and staff on campus. His increasing hostility can best be explained in terms of:

   A. the reciprocity norm
   B. the scapegoat theory
   C. ingroup bias
   D. the just- world phenomenon

10. When individuals notice inconsistency between their own behaviour and attitude, they are said to be experiencing:

    A. Psychological reactance
    B. Cognitive dissonance
    C. Behaviour differential
    D. Behavioural inconsistency