The fact that we can think without language is best illustrated in research on ___________________?

Related Mcqs:

1. 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

2. Psychosomatic disorders are best illustrated by ___________?

   A. Asthma caused by anxiety
   B. Neurotic anxiety
   C. Insomnia
   D. Over-eating

3. In 1963, President John F. Kennedy announced to the soviet Union that the United States would discontinue all atmospheric nuclear tests. The soviet’s positive response to the conciliatory gesture illustrated the potential value of________

   A. the just- world phenomenon
   B. GRIT
   C. mirror- image perceptions
   D. groupthink

4. After hearing rumors about the outbreak of an infectious disease, Alyosha began to perceive his normal aches and pains as disease related symptoms. His reaction best illustrated the impact of:

   A. The cocktail party effect
   B. Perceptual set
   C. Relative clarity
   D. The Ponzo illusion

5. In one experiment, most of the participants who viewed a videotape of men tossing a basketball remained unaware of an umbrella-toting woman sauntering across the screen. This illustrated:

   A. Retinal disparity
   B. Stroboscopic movement
   C. Perceptual constancy
   D. Inattentional blindness

6. The fact that, during neural transmission, an impulse is sent to the end of the axon without fading or weakening is known as ___________?

   A. stimulus constancy
   B. absolute threshold retention
   C. nondecremental property
   D. all-or-none property

7. 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

8. 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

9. I work at a university and my research is designed to be immediate use in the classroom. My research would be called:

   A. basic
   B. applied
   C. impractical
   D. ethical

10. Dr. Roberts engages in basic research involving the construction and validation of tests designed to assess individual differences in traits such as anxiety and self-esteem, which specialty area does her research best represent?

    A. developmental psychology
    B. personality psychology
    C. biological psychology
    D. social psychology