AREA OF STUDY 1: INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY

Who led a move in Psychology away from the study of consciousness and to the study of observable behaviour?: William James John B. Watson Carl Rogers Sigmund Freud JOHN B. WATSON

Which of the following psychologists would specialise in the treatment Of problems arising from brain damage? Clinical neuropsychologist Health Psychologist Clinical Psychologist Forensic Psychologist CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGIST

A psychologist explains thinking in terms of information processing. The psychologist is most likely to be specialising in _______ psychology Biological clinical Behavioural Cognitive COGNITIVE

Which psychologist established the first psychological research laboratory? William James Burrhus Skinner John B. Watson Wilhelm Wundt WILHELM WUNDT

Which of the following are pseudosciences? Telepathy Astrology Clairvoyance All of the above ALL OF THE ABOVE

Empirical evidence is: Collected through non scientific evidence commonsense Agreed by all psychologists Data collected through experimentation and observation DATA COLLECTED THROUGH EXPERIMENTATION AND OBSERVATION

In an experiment the experimental group is____________ Exposed to the Independent Variable Exposed to the Dependent Variable Exposed to the Extraneous Variable Not exposed to the independent variable EXPOSED TO THE INDEPENDENT VARIABLE

The variable in an experiment the researcher chooses to measure in order to assess the effects of the manipulation of the researcher : Independent Variable Dependent Variable Extraneous Variable Manipulating Variable DEPENDENT VARIABLE

The variable that effects the results of an experiment in an unwanted way is: Independent Variable Dependent Variable Extraneous Variable Manipulating Variable EXTRANEOUS VARIABLE

With respect to STM, grouping several items together to form a single larger item is called: A.BlockingB.Lumping C.ChunkingD.Grouping photoreceptors Specialised neurons that detect & respond to light by converting it into neural impulses for processing by the brain are called: transducers perceivers ganglions PHOTORECEPTORS

Photoreceptors important for daylight vision, visual acuity and colour vision are called: corneascones retinas rods CONES

The photoreceptors important for night vision and peripheral vision are called: retinas corneas choroids rods RODS

The most basic organisation of sensations into meaningful patterns is called: constancy figure - ground proximity closure Figure - Ground

The ability to perceive three-dimensional space and judge distances is called: height perception length perception disparity perception depth perception DEPTH PERCEPTION

Convergence and retinal disparity are both : monocular cues binocular cues similarity cues proximal cues Binocular Cues

Pictorial cues such as linear perspective, interposition and texture gradient are all examples of: monocular cues binocular cues similarity cues proximal cues Monocular Cues

Even though the image projected on the retina is constantly changing, the world appears stable and undistorted because of: vision constancies binocular constancies monocular constancies perceptual constancies Perceptual Constancies

A perceptual error in interpreting a real external stimulus is called: a delusion a hallucination an illusion a false sensation AN ILLUSION

The pictorial depth cue whereby surface features become smaller and less detailed the more distant the object becomes is called: depth perception interposition height in visual field texture gradient TEXTURE GRADIENT

The readiness to perceive stimuli in a particular manner, based on such things as past experience and context is called expectancy or: contextualisation perceptual set perceptual form context set PERCEPTUAL SET

AREA OF STUDY 2: LIFESPAN PSYCHOLOGY

A research method used by psychologists to study the same group of participants over an extended period of time is called a ______ study? A long study A longitudinal study A cross sectional study A sequential study LONGITUDINAL STUDY

In psychology nature refers to: Natural tendency to control ones own development The influence of genetic inheritance on development The influence of an individuals experience through infancy The influence of an individuals experience through their lifetime The influence of genetic inheritance on development

Sally believe that the clouds look sad today. Piaget refers this way of thinking as: Animism Transformation Centration Goal Directed behaviour ANIMISM

Moral development involves to ability to: Identify a moral dilemma Know when someone is lying Distinguish between right and wrong Develop strong emotions DISTINGUISH BETWEEN RIGHT AND WRONG

The first stage identified by Piaget is the: Formal Operational Sensorimotor Concrete operational Preoperational SENSORIMOTOR

The close affectionate bond that forms between an infant and another person is best described as : A critical period attachment Separation anxiety Separation distress ATTACHMENT

Psychosocial development refers to changes in a person’s: Reasoning ability Relationships with others Thought processes in relation to their interactions with other people Capacity to learn Thought processes in relation to their interactions with other people

According to Piaget, Abstract and logical thinking occur in the: Formal Operational Concrete Operational Pre Operational Sensorimotor FORMAL OPERATIONAL

A person with a mental illness often experience atypical thoughts/ feelings and behaviour. This means their thoughts/ feelings and behaviour: Are not normal for them Are not typical in their culture Do not have a physiological basis Are dysfuntional ARE NOT NORMAL FOR THEM

Schizophrenia: Can usually be cured with medication Is a type of spilt personality Has its onset in childhood Is a psychotic mental illness IS A PSYCHOTIC MENTAL ILLNESS

Cognitve Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is: Changing the way a person feels by changing their thinking Changing the way a person feels by changing their feeling Treating mental illness with medication Treating mental illness through relaxation Changing the way a person feels by changing their thinking