Q2 Exam 2023-24 Practice Questions - Set 2

Which of the following statements describes the mean, median, and mode of a test whose scores are normally distributed?

• The mean and the median will be the same value, but the mode will be lower.

• The mean and the median will be the same value, but the mode will be higher.

• The mean will be the highest value, followed by the median, followed by the mode.

• The mode will be the highest value, followed by the median, followed by the mean.

• The mean, the median, and the mode will be the same value.

The terms "modeling" and "imitation" are most closely associated with which of the following?

• Classical conditioning

• Gestalt theory

• Hypothesis testing

• Operant conditioning

• Social learning theory

Money most often modifies people’s behavior because it is a powerful

• negative reinforcer

• secondary reinforcer

• conditioned stimulus

• high-order stimulus

• primary reinforcer

Which of the following is an example of shape constancy?

• Even though the angle from which she viewed the table had changed, Elise still perceived the table as rectangular.

• Chiyo still saw an apple as red even when the light in the room got darker.

• Allison’s hair was still perceived as bright pink even when the sky became overcast.

• Zuri did not notice the sound of the air conditioner until it suddenly shut off.

• Marcia is able to catch the basketball because of binocular cues.

The perceived pitch of a tone is largely determined by its

• loudness

• timbre

• amplitude

• complexity

• frequency

In order to get more audience participation, a radio show offers a prize to the first person to call the show at the beginning of every hour. The show is using which of the following schedules of reinforcement?

• Continuous

• Fixed ratio

• Fixed interval

• Variable ratio

• Variable interval

Which of the following scenarios is an example of retroactive interference?

• After a car accident, Serena can no longer form new memories, though she can still remember things that happened before the accident.

• Alexis believes that because she has played the lottery many times without winning, she is more likely to win than someone who has never played before.

• Carl tries to remember the name of his first boss, but he cannot because he keeps thinking of the name of his current boss.

• Raj just bought a new phone and keeps trying to turn it on by pushing the wrong button because the button is in the place where the on button was on his old phone.

• Lina is trying to find a solution to a problem but is unable to see how the available tools could be used in a different way.

A researcher surveyed social adjustment in the same group of 20 people from early childhood through adulthood. In this example, the group of 20 people surveyed was the study’s

• sample

• population

• control group

• experimental group

• operational definition

An individual’s ability to focus on a particular conversation in a noisy and crowded room is called

• auditory localization

• dichotic listening

• deep processing

• divided attention

• selective attention

According to the information-processing view of memory, the first stage in memory processing involves

• retrieval

• storage

• rehearsal

• encoding

• transfer