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Question 1

Which sentence best describes Palmerâ€™s aim?

A	A To test recall of folk stories.
B	B To show that ethnic stereotypes affect eyewitnesses.
C	C To investigate the effects of drums and toasters on memory.
D	D To find out whether context affects perception.

Question 2

Identify one strength of Palmerâ€™s study.

A	A There were two different lists of verbal labels.
B	B The participants saw the pictures for the same length of time.
C	C The participants only saw pictures from one of the conditions.
D	D It was a field experiment in a kitchen so was ecologically valid.

Question 3

Which is the best description of stereopsis?

A	A A belief that biases our perception.
B	B A depth cue that uses two eyes.
C	C A part of the brain where information from the left and right eyes cross.
D	D A Gestalt law that links things together.

Question 4

The Gestalt psychologists believe that â€˜The whole is worth more than the sum of its parts.â€™

This means that:

A	A our perception breaks the stimulus up.
B	B we understand objects through relationships between elements.
C	C in research we should try to work out averages from our data.
D	D we perceive individual elements rather than grouped objects.

Question 5

Max is looking around a classroom.

What he can see can be understood using the Gestalt laws.

Choose the law that best explains each situation.

Max sees some books scattered on the desks as a group because they are identical.

A	A Figure-ground
B	B Proximity
C	C Continuity
D	D Similarity

Question 6

Max is looking around a classroom.

What he can see can be understood using the Gestalt laws.

Choose the law that best explains each situation.

There are marks on the floor where someoneâ€™s coffee has dripped. Max sees them as a line.

A	A Figure-ground
B	B Proximity
C	C Continuity
D	D Similarity

Question 7

Max is looking around a classroom.

What he can see can be understood using the Gestalt laws.

Choose the law that best explains each situation.

Max sees a blue pen against a brown desk and knows the pen is a separate object.

A	A Figure-ground
B	B Proximity
C	C Continuity
D	D Similarity

Question 8

Max is looking around a classroom.

What he can see can be understood using the Gestalt laws.

Choose the law that best explains each situation.

Max sees a tidy stack of different coloured files as a group.

A	A Figure-ground
B	B Proximity
C	C Continuity
D	D Similarity

Question 9

Identify two types of experimental design from the list below. Mark only two boxes.

A	A Repeated measures
B	B Dependent pairs
C	C Repeated reproduction
D	D Independent groups
E	E Opportunity sample

Question 10

Gregoryâ€™s perspective theory says that we interpret some illusions as if they were three dimensional objects. The kinds of illusions that Gregoryâ€™s theory aims to explain in this way are:

A	A fictions
B	B distortions
C	C blind spots
D	D after images

Question 11

Use the figures X and Y

We see the line in Figure X as smaller than the line in Figure Y. According to Gregoryâ€™s theory this is because:

A	A we think the line in Figure X is closer
B	B we think the line in Figure X is further away
C	C the whole of Figure X looks bigger
D	D the whole of Figure Y looks smaller

Question 12

Another way to understand illusions is the Gestalt theory.

This theory says that we tend to:

A	A interpret illusions like buildings s
B	B be fooled by pictures of buildings
C	C look at figures as wholes rather than parts
D	D look at figures as parts rather than whole

Question 13

One criticism of the Gestalt theory of illusions is that it:

A	uses different explanations for different illusions
B	cannot explain fictions
C	uses the explanation of relative size
D	cannot explain ambiguous figures

Question 14

Which is the definition for relative size?

A	Things in the distance look more blurred than those close up
B	Nearby things cover up part of any objects behind them
C	Lines in the distance appear to come together
D	Objects that are bigger look closer
E	Things higher up in the scene are generally further away

Question 15

Which is the definition for linear perspective?

A	Things in the distance look more blurred than those close up
B	Nearby things cover up part of any objects behind them
C	Lines in the distance appear to come together
D	Objects that are bigger look closer
E	Things higher up in the scene are generally further away

Question 16

Which is the definition for superimposition?

A	Things in the distance look more blurred than those close up
B	Nearby things cover up part of any objects behind them
C	Lines in the distance appear to come together
D	Objects that are bigger look closer
E	Things higher up in the scene are generally further away

Question 17

Carla is looking at some visual illusions.

Identify which type of illusion is being described:

Carla stares at a coloured shape for 1 minute, then looks at a white page and sees the same shape but it is a different colour.

A	Distortion
B	Ambiguous figure
C	After effect

Question 18

Carla is looking at some visual illusions.

Identify which type of illusion is being described:

Carla looks at a picture of a railway track that has two horizontal bars of equal length. One horizontal bar appears to be shorter than the other.

A	Distortion
B	Ambiguous figure
C	After effect

Question 19

Identify which type of illusion is being described:

Carla looks at an image of a woman. Sometimes she sees the shape of an old woman and sometimes she sees the shape of a young woman.

A	Distortion
B	Ambiguous figure
C	After effect

Question 20

An eyewitness sees an elderly lady in a shop carefully choosing an apple, which she then puts into her handbag. The eyewitness thinks this is a mistake rather than a theft.

The best psychological explanation for what the eyewitness thinks is that:

A	the eyewitness steals apples.
B	the elderly lady stole the apple.
C	elderly ladies do not fit the eyewitnessâ€™s schema for thieves.
D	elderly ladies fit the eyewitnessâ€™s schema for thieves very well.

Question 21

The blind spot is an area of the:

A	visual cortex with no neurons
B	retina with no rods or cones
C	field of view that is hidden by another object
D	brain that cannot detect light

Question 22

The optic nerve is made up of:

A	only cones
B	neurons
C	rods and cones
D	only rods

Question 23

Which is true of the optic chiasma?

A	It makes the left eye or the right eye into the dominant eye.
B	It is found in the retina of the right and left eyes.
C	It swaps over information from the left and right eyes.
D	It is a part of the retina that detects colour.

Question 24

In Figure 1, we perceive the small flowers on the left-hand side of the picture as a group because of:

A	figure-ground
B	continuity
C	proximity
D	similarity
E	closure

Question 25

In Figure 1, we perceive there to be complete window frames because of:

A	figure-ground
B	continuity
C	proximity
D	similarity
E	closure

Question 26

In Figure 1, we perceive the cloud as an object, but not the sky as an object, because of:

A	figure-ground
B	continuity
C	proximity
D	similarity
E	closure

Question 27

In Figure 1, we perceive the large flowers on the right-hand side of the picture to be a group because of:

A	figure-ground
B	continuity
C	proximity
D	similarity
E	closure

Question 28

In Figure 1, we perceive a path because of:

A	figure-ground
B	continuity
C	proximity
D	similarity
E	closure

Question 29

In an independent groups design in an experiment:

A	there is no independent variable.
B	different groups of participants are used in each condition.
C	there is no dependent variable.
D	participantsâ€™ results are grouped to work out a mean.

Question 30

An experimental hypothesis is best defined as a statement that:

A	predicts what will happen in a study.
B	predicts what would happen due to chance.
C	says what the results of the study found.
D	says that there was no difference in the results.

Question 31

In the Necker cube, two different cubes can be seen.

Which type of illusion is this?

A	Distortion
B	After effect
C	Illusory contour
D	Ambiguous figure

Question 32

In one type of illusion, you appear to see the edge of a shape but in fact the edge is not there.

Which type of illusion is this?

A	Distortion
B	After effect
C	Illusory contour
D	Ambiguous figure

Question 33

Which type of illusion is the Ponzo illusion?

A	Distortion
B	After effect
C	Illusory contour
D	Ambiguous figure

Question 34

Amy looked at a red shape for quite some time, she then looked at a white space and a green shape appeared.

Which type of visual illusion was Amy experiencing?

A	Distortion
B	After effect
C	Illusory contour
D	Ambiguous figure

Question 35

When carrying out research, it is important to follow ethical guidelines.

Which guideline best explains why Harry should record the result for each person beside a number to identify them later?

A	Informed consent
B	Confidentiality
C	Right to withdraw
D	Privacy

Question 36

Which guideline best explains why Harry should not ask eyewitnesses personal questions about the crimes they had seen?

A	Informed consent
B	Confidentiality
C	Right to withdraw
D	Privacy

Question 37

Which research method did Palmer use?

A	A case study
B	A questionnaire
C	An experiment
D	An interview

Question 38

Which structure of the retina helps us to see in colour?

A	Optic chiasma
B	Rod
C	Cone
D	Blind spot

Question 39

Which structure of the retina helps us to see in low levels of light?

A	Optic chiasma
B	Rod
C	Cone
D	Blind spot

Question 40

Which structure of the retina helps us to see movement?

A	Optic chiasma
B	Rod
C	Cone
D	Blind spot

Question 41

Sally is watching her son, Carl, playing football. She can see the players spread out around the field. Carl is one of the goalkeepers.

Carlâ€™s team is playing in red and their opponents in blue.

Sally perceives all of Carlâ€™s team as a group because of:

A	Continuity
B	Figure-ground
C	Similarity
D	Proximity

Question 42

Sally is watching her son, Carl, playing football.

Most of the players move to the other end of the field but Carl is still in his goal.

Sally sees most of the players as one group and Carl as separate because of:

A	Continuity
B	Figure-ground
C	Similarity
D	Proximity

Question 43

Sally is watching her son, Carl, playing football. She can see the players spread out around the field. Carl is one of the goalkeepers.

Carl is standing on his own in the middle of his goal.

Sally perceives him as separate from the grass behind him because of:

A	Continuity
B	Figure-ground
C	Similarity
D	Proximity

Question 44

What was the independent variable in Carmichael, Hogan and Walterâ€™s experiment?

A	Whether the participantsâ€™ drawings looked like the verbal labels or not.
B	Having labels that related to a kitchen.
C	Verbal labels or no verbal labels.
D	For every label the experimenter said â€˜The next figure resemblesâ€¦â€™.

Question 45

What was the dependent variable in Carmichael, Hogan and Walterâ€™s experiment?

A	Whether the participantsâ€™ drawings looked like the verbal labels or not.
B	Having labels that related to a kitchen
C	Verbal labels or no verbal labels.
D	For every label the experimenter said â€˜The next figure resemblesâ€¦â€™.

Question 46

One control in Carmichael, Hogan and Walterâ€™s experiment was:

A	Whether the participantsâ€™ drawings looked like the verbal labels or not.
B	Having labels that related to a kitchen.
C	Verbal labels or no verbal labels.
D	For every label the experimenter said â€˜The next figure resemblesâ€¦â€™.

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Question 1

The spread of numbers in a set of data can be described using the:

A	Mean
B	Mode
C	Range
D	Median

Question 2

The middle number in a set of data when they are laid out in size order is called the:

A	Mean
B	Mode
C	Range
D	Median

Question 3

Adding all the scores in a set of data together and dividing by the number of scores produces the:

A	Mean
B	Mode
C	Range
D	Median

Question 4

When Harry has collected the scores on eyewitness testimony from his participants, he wants to work out the median.

How should he do this?

A	Find the value of the most frequent score.
B	Add up all the scores and divide by the number of scores
C	Find the biggest and smallest score.
D	Put all the scores in order and find the middle one.

Question 5

When Harry has collected the scores on eyewitness testimony from his participants, he wants to work out the range.

A	Find the value of the most frequent score.
B	Add up all the scores and divide by the number of scores.
C	Find the biggest and smallest score.
D	Put all the scores in order and find the middle one.

Question 6

Simon adds up the number of dreams participants remember having after a short nightâ€™s sleep and divides this by the number of participants.

The average Simon is calculating is called the:

A	mode
B	median
C	mean
D	range

Question 7

This is known as a:

A	line graph
B	histogram
C	pie chart
D	bar chart

Question 8

Simon looked at his data. Participant 4 had the fewest dreams and participant 9 had the most dreams. This information tells Simon about:

A	the total number of dreams.
B	the spread in the number of dreams.
C	the most common number of dreams.

Question 9

Simon makes sure that he only collects his data from participants on weekend nights, not week nights. This is:

A	the dependent variable.
B	the independent variable.
C	a control variable.
D	an ethical issue.

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