PSY511 Midterm MCQs 2024 by Miss Mehwish

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Q1. According to Weber’s Law, what happens to the noticeable difference as stimulus intensity increases?

• It increases proportionately
• It decreases proportionately
• It remains constant
• It increases proportionately (Correct)

Q2. What is the primary focus of psychophysics?

• Social interactions
• Environmental assessment
• Sensory perception (Correct)
• Cognitive development

Q3. Which statement best describes basic behavioral science?

• It aims to solve environmental problems through policy development.
• It primarily investigates historical trends in human behavior.
• It studies human behavior and its underlying causes and consequences. (Correct)

Q4. According to the assumptions of environmental psychology, what is essential for sustaining life on earth?

• Ecosystems are crucial for supporting sustained life on earth. (Correct)
• Human populations can thrive without the need for ecosystems.
• Life on earth is sustained primarily by technological advancements.
• Individual organisms can survive independently of ecosystems.

Q5. Which approach asserts that excessive attentional demands can have differing effects on primary and secondary tasks?

• The Ecological Approach
• The Stimulus Load Approach (Correct)
• The Stress Approach
• The Arousal Approach

Q6. What can be potential consequences of overstaffing?

• Excessive resources and less individuals
• Competition among individuals for resources (Correct)
• Abundant resources
• Rightful distribution of resources

7. Rightful distribution of resources

• Ecological Biology
• Gestalt psychology (Correct)
• Geographical Determinism
• Rightful distribution of resources

8. All of the following environmental factors impact arousal levels EXCEPT:

• Noise level
• Light intensity
• Personal space invasion (Correct)
• Light intensity

9. The stimulus load approach focuses on:

• Cognitive information-processing abilities