Some research suggests that women are more receptive to external sensory stimuli when they are what?

Related Mcqs:

1. In the context of Titchener’s research for the most elementary sensory experiences, introspection is a research method involving a detailed verbal report on ____________?

   A. one’s own conscious sensory experience
   B. how one’s own personality affects one’s conscious sensory experience
   C. how one’s own behavior affects one’s conscious sensory experience
   D. all of the above

2. While considerable research suggests that human’s exhibit relatively poor reasoning ability what reasons have been given to be critical of this research?

   A. Rationality is not absolute
   B. Experiments lack ecological validity
   C. Satisficing responses are rational responses
   D. People have limited time and data available
   E. All of the above

3. The ability to focus on stimuli in which we are interested while resisting distracting stimuli is called ________________?

   A. concentrated attending
   B. stimulus focusing
   C. selective attention
   D. structured perceiving

4. Behavior that is altered by external stimuli or rewards is motivated by:

   A. Punishers
   B. Reinforces
   C. Shaping
   D. Incentives

5. A momentary sensory memory of visual stimuli is called _________________ memory?

   A. iconic
   B. implicit
   C. echoic
   D. flashbulb

6. Select the TWO correct statements from those below with regard to psychological research:
   1.You can fully understand the result of an IQ test without knowing anything about intelligence testing and standard scores.
   2. if two things are correlated this signifies that one is the cause of the other.
   3. A good knowledge of psychological research methods allows you to avoid making the mistakes that journalists politicians and many others make because they lack the necessary conceptual understanding.
   4. In most countries, in order to become a psychologist, you will be required to conduct a piece of psychological research.

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

7. A major area of research on power in organizations examines the experiences of women at work. Which of the statements given below is also true of women at work?

   A. Stereotyping is no longer problem for women at work
   B. It is illegal to treat pregnancy as a cause for dismissal
   C. Women’s representation in the ranks of executives has remained the same in recent years
   D. Women tend to use a transactional leadership style

8. Cross-cultural research in judgments of body size suggests that Americans tend to rate the ideal body______than they do in other countries.

   A. Father
   B. Skinner
   C. Taller
   D. Shorter

9. Phobias can be very debilitating and distressing phenomena. Which, if any, of the following statements are correct in relation to Watson and Rayner’s (1920) research into them?
   1:Watson and Rayner speculated that the complexity of emotional responsiveness in adults might be explained by the conditioning of children’s simple emotional reactions when they are exposed to new stimuli
   2:Watson and Rayner found evidence for emotional from a test trial in which the rat was accompanied by the noise
   3:The fear reaction in Albert could be produced by a loud noise
   4:None of the above

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

10. Research suggests that we seek out the company of others because of which motives?

    A. To obtain information
    B. To reduce anxiety
    C. To compare ourselves with similar others
    D. All of the above
    E. None of the above