Which of the following is a normal consequence of growing old?

Related Mcqs:

1. Which THREE of the following are true regarding habituation and dishabituation?
   1:Habituation involves a gradual reduction in the magnitude of the response to repeated presentation of the response of a stimulus
   2:In dishabituation, the response returns when a salient extraneous stimulus is presented just before a trial with the habituated stimulus
   3:Habituation is caused by sensory-motor fatigue
   4:Habituation occurs as a consequence of the repeated presentation of a single event

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

2. An eagerness to believe that victims of a natural disaster are being punished by God for their sins best illustrates a potential consequence of:

   A. deindividuation
   B. the mere exposure effect
   C. the bystander effect
   D. the just-world phenomenon

3. Left-handedness is ___________than normal among artists and __________ than normal among professional baseball players.

   A. higher; lower; lower
   B. higher; higher; higher
   C. lower; higher; lower
   D. lower; lower; lower

4. Unfortunately, too many children are encouraged to emphasize their rights and to minimize their responsibilities. Recognizing the fact that a growing child has many needs that must be satisfied some parents and teachers become over-concerned about providing healthful conditions for:

   A. Learning
   B. Growth
   C. Research
   D. Mental state

5. What is one reason why some normal cases become MPDs?

   A. physical or psychological abuse
   B. being cut off in rush hour
   C. smoking drinking/drugs
   D. fever

6. CT scans of the brains of some young schizophrenics show_____than normal.

   A. wider ventricles
   B. smaller fissures
   C. smaller ventricles
   D. fewer fissures

7. 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

8. Information processed below the normal level of awareness is called:

   A. Adaptive
   B. Subnormal
   C. Psychophysical
   D. Subliminal

9. The teacher guides or directs the learning of his pupils. The normal course of events in the classroom has often been described under the rubric, “assign-study-recite-test”. This is a:

   A. The task of the teacher
   B. Guiding and directing learning process
   C. Both (a) and (b)
   D. None of these

10. One of the followings conditioned the dogs to secrete saliva on ringing of the bell which is not a normal stimulus for secretion of saliva:

    A. Thorndike and B.F. Skinner
    B. Pavlov
    C. Kohler
    D. None of these