OC userin Psychology·6 May 2018Sam is preparing her boyfriend's favorite chili, and as specified in the recipe she has used 18 grams of salt. When her boyfriend tastes the chili, he tells Sam that she needs to add more salt. According to "Weber's Law" what is the minimum amount of salt that Sam needs to add for her boyfriend to notice that she has added more salt? (Note: The last time that Sam made the chili, her boyfriend was able to just notice a difference in the saltiness of the chili when she increased the salt in the recipe from 9 grams to 12 grams). A) 6 grams B) 1 gram C) 9 grams D) 20 grams E) 36 grams
OC userin Psychology·5 May 20188. The frequency of light in the visual spectrum will determine the lights a. clarity b. brightness c. color d. all of these e. none of these
OC userin Psychology·4 May 201827. In his work examining the stability of shyness in early childhood, Jerome Kagan and his colleagues have found that this temperament variable A) is completely unrelated to future behaviour patterns B) is highly consistent and stable for the vast majority of children C) is related to future behaviour patterns, but only for children rated as being extremely uninhibited D) is related to future behaviour patterns, but only for children rated as being extremely uninhibited or extremely inhibited E) A & C are both correct
OC userin Psychology·2 May 2018If a neuron has a charge of - 85 mv, which of the following is most likely true? A) the neuron is depolarized and in its resting potential phase B) the neuron is depolarized and at its action potential threshold C) the neuron is hyperpolarized and is in its refractory period D the neuron is hyperpolarized and in its action potential phase E) the neuron is polarized and in its resting potential phase
OC userin Psychology·4 May 20188. Professor Smith told one class that drinking alcohol increases sexual desire. He told another class that drinking reduces sexual desire. The fact that neither class was surprised by the information illustrates the influence of a. intuition. b. preconceptions. c. critical thinking d. hindsight bias.
OC userin Psychology·3 May 201838. Dr. Rashinji investigates the strategies students use to solve complex physics problems. He is especially interested in what students are thinking at various stages in reaching a solution. Dr. Rashinji is studying A) classical conditioning B) prepared learning C) operant conditioning D) learning via modelling E) cognitive learning
OC userin Psychology·1 May 20184. Learning a second language can be very beneficial, especially if learned during the sensitive period of childhood. When a second language is learned later in life A) the person will always have trouble with their native language B) Broca's area will get larger C) a different area of the brain will be activated during production of the second language D) this person will have no problems switching from one language to the other E) the production of their native language will activate Wernicke's area
OC userin Psychology·27 Apr 201829. Which of the following statements regarding conflicts between teenagers and their parents is true? A) when conflicts do occur, they are more likely to occur with fathers than with mothers B) girls assume that their parents will grant them autonomy at a later age than boys do C) most adolescents disagree with their parents' rights to make rules D) younger adolescents feel that it is less appropriate for parents to make the rules than do older adolescents E) boys and girls do not differ regarding the age at which they expect parents to grant them more autonomy
OC userin Psychology·28 Apr 201822. The theories of Richard Lazarus and Stanley Schachter are similar because both A) propose that emotion is caused by unconscious conflicts B) propose that extrinsic reward decreases intrinsic motivation C) propose that emotional expression is culturally determined D) propose that cognitive appraisals are an essential component of emotional experience E) all of the above
OC userin Psychology·25 Apr 20187. Gifted individuals have a higher than normal IQ (120 or above) and cognitively disabled individuals obtain IQ's between about 50 and 70. Both of these groups A) often need special educational opportunities B) tend to walk earlier C) need large amounts of support D) are often victims of stereotypes E) both A&D
OC userin Psychology·26 Apr 201812. Brian and Lisa differ in their abilities to perform certain types of intellectual tasks. Brian is probably better at _and Lisa is more than likely better at A) mental rotation tasks, target-directed motor skills B) perceptual speed, verbal fluency C) spatial tasks, verbal fluency D) ideational fluency, spatial tasks E) target-directed motor skills, spatial tasks
OC userin Psychology·25 Apr 201843. Compared to cognitive dissonance theory, self-perception theory A) makes quite different predictions about attitude change B) gives quite different explanations of attitude change C) provides a more sophisticated methodology for measuring the psychological tension of dissonance D) is based on many more elaborate theoretical constructs E) there is no difference between the two
OC userin Psychology·27 Apr 20181. Another form of intelligence that has attracted a lot of attention is emotional intelligence. A person with a high emotional IQ A) has the ability to read others' emotions accurately B) often have even higher verbal IQ scores C) usually doesn't attend university D) are intellectually disabled in a general sense E) both A&C
OC userin Psychology·26 Apr 201840. Alice is normally very restless and fidgety, whereas Shelley is usually quiet and easygoing. The two children most clearly differ in a. sex chromosomes. b. temperament. c. heritability d. intelligence.