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Sensation_ Perception And Attention In Psychology — Part 1 MCQs with Explanations

Practice high-yield Psychology MCQs on Sensation_ Perception And Attention In Psychology — Part 1 with worked academic solutions for CSS, PMS, PPSC, FPSC.

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Question 1 of 40
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Both camera and eye have mechanism to control the amount of entering light, diaphragm in the camera and . . . . . . . . In the eye.

Question 2 of 40
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Who among the following proposed that the brain has the innate capacity for organising perceptions?

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The stability of the environment as we perceive it is termed as

Question 4 of 40
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Consider the following statements 1. The bundled axons of the ganglion cells from both the eyes, first travel to the base of the brain and come together in the optic chiasma 2. At the optic chiasma stimuli from the left visual field are sent to the right occipital lobe for further processing 3. Stimuli from the right visual field are sent to the left occipital lobe Select the correct answer from the options given below:

Question 5 of 40
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. . . . . . . . theory/law regards threshold identification by subject as a form of decision making

Question 6 of 40
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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: List-I List-II A. Pinna 1. Small bones behind tympanic membrane B. Eardrum 2. Outer ear C. Malleus 3. Tympanic membrane D. Ossicles 4. Bone closest to the tympanic membrane

Question 7 of 40
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Lens, in the eyes

Question 8 of 40
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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: List-I (Minimum level/Law) List-II (Explanation) A. Absolute Threshold 1. The smallest change in the stimulus that a person is able to detect stastically B. Differential Threshold 2. The relationship between stimulus intensity and difference threshold C. Weber's Law 3. The least amount of stimulus energy necessary to be able to detect

Question 9 of 40
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Timbre is

Question 10 of 40
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The chemical found in cones is known as

Question 11 of 40
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Which of the following is the principle of perceptual organization?

Question 12 of 40
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Theory of Signal Detection is a

Question 13 of 40
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Select the incorrect information about a binocular cue for depth perception

Question 14 of 40
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Accommodation is a process in the eye where 1. Ciliary muscles attached to the lens flatten it for distant objects 2. Ciliary muscles attached to the lens thicken for closer objects 3. Ciliary muscles flatten the lens for closer objects 4. Ciliary muscles thicken the lens for distant objects Select the correct answer from the options given below:

Question 15 of 40
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Which of the following colours is not included in the category of hues?

Question 16 of 40
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Factors that influence an individual's perception are 1. Perceptual learing 2. Persons's set 3. Motives and needs 4. Individual's characteristic perceptual Cognitive style Select the correct answer from the options given below:

Question 17 of 40
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Who among the following has defined perception as a complex of sensory and imaginal elements?

Question 18 of 40
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Telepathy' is a form of

Question 19 of 40
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People whose perceptions are at the constricted end of the flexible constructed dimension

Question 20 of 40
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Which of the following personal variables influence our perceptions?

Question 21 of 40
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Top-Down Processing in perception means

Question 22 of 40
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The bipolar cells in the retina

Question 23 of 40
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The conversion of physical energy into a code made up of nerve firing patterns that correspond to events in the environment are known as

Question 24 of 40
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Find out the correct information about Trichromatic Theory

Question 25 of 40
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Which of the following information about the Hypercomplex cell is/are correct?

Question 26 of 40
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Maintaining attention on a task continuously for some time is called

Question 27 of 40
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Who demonstrated that economic deprivation affects perception?

Question 28 of 40
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In stereoscopic vision

Question 29 of 40
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The moon is often perceived as 'racing' through a thin layer of clouds. This is an example of

Question 30 of 40
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Sensory Adaptation is

Question 31 of 40
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The process of converting physical energy into nervous-system activity is called

Question 32 of 40
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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: List-I List-II A. Sound waves 1. Distance between successive crests B. Wave length 2. Measure of loudness C. Timbre 3. Sine waves D. Decibels (dB) 4. The nature of a sound

Question 33 of 40
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Select the correct information about Place theory

Question 34 of 40
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Sense organs in the muscles, tendons, and joints tell us about the position of our limbs and the state of tension in the muscles. They serve the sense called

Question 35 of 40
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The kind of motion seen in movies is

Question 36 of 40
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Misperceptions resulting from misinterpretation of information received by our sensory organs are known as

Question 37 of 40
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. . . . . . . . is the time in the early development of a person or animal during which the environment has its greatest effect on behaviour or on the brain processes underlying behaviour

Question 38 of 40
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Consider the following statements 1. In the first level of information processing, an internal representation of an object is formed 2. In the second level of information processing identification and recognition is carried out 3. In the first level of information processing identification and recognition is carried out 4. In the second level of information processing internal representation is formed Select the correct answer from the options given below:

Question 39 of 40
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If a person stares at, or fixates on, a small stationary spot of light in a completely dark room, the spot will eventually appear to move. This can be explained in terms of the

Question 40 of 40
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The most important Binocular cue comes from the fact that

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