Assignment 92 (Self-test)
This is a self-test assignment. Do not submit this assignment for evaluation.
Please choose the most correct option in each question.
Question 1
You logged onto the internet because you wanted to book a holiday. Your phone rings and you talk for
10 minutes with an old friend. After the conversation, you don’t remember what you wanted to do on
the internet. The reason that you forgot is due to . . .
1. interference
2. ineffective selection
3. lack of rehearsal
4. poor organisation
Question 2
A strong smell may seem less intense as time passes by. This is because receptor cells get tired of firing
in response to continuous presence of a stimulus. This process is called . . .
1. habituation
2. sensory adaptation
3. transduction
4. sensation
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Question 3
In Classical conditioning, the term extinction refers to . . .
1. the disappearance of a previously learned response
2. the tendency to respond to similar but not identical stimuli
3. the strengthening of a likelihood of a response
4. the reappearance of a response which seems to have been extinguished
Question 4
Emotions are usually expressed in body language, whereby bodily gestures and facial expressions are
used to show a variety of emotions. This is a . . . component of emotions.
1. physiological
2. psychological
3. cognitive-perceptual
4. behavioural
Question 5
Many researchers use four criteria to identify primary emotions. Which of the following is not a criterion
for identifying primary emotions?
1. Emotions must be evident in all cultures
2. Emotions must be associated with distinct facial expression
This is a self-test assignment. Do not submit this assignment for evaluation.
Please choose the most correct option in each question.
Question 1
You logged onto the internet because you wanted to book a holiday. Your phone rings and you talk for
10 minutes with an old friend. After the conversation, you don’t remember what you wanted to do on
the internet. The reason that you forgot is due to . . .
1. interference
2. ineffective selection
3. lack of rehearsal
4. poor organisation
Question 2
A strong smell may seem less intense as time passes by. This is because receptor cells get tired of firing
in response to continuous presence of a stimulus. This process is called . . .
1. habituation
2. sensory adaptation
3. transduction
4. sensation
PYC1501/101/3/2020
37
Question 3
In Classical conditioning, the term extinction refers to . . .
1. the disappearance of a previously learned response
2. the tendency to respond to similar but not identical stimuli
3. the strengthening of a likelihood of a response
4. the reappearance of a response which seems to have been extinguished
Question 4
Emotions are usually expressed in body language, whereby bodily gestures and facial expressions are
used to show a variety of emotions. This is a . . . component of emotions.
1. physiological
2. psychological
3. cognitive-perceptual
4. behavioural
Question 5
Many researchers use four criteria to identify primary emotions. Which of the following is not a criterion
for identifying primary emotions?
1. Emotions must be evident in all cultures
2. Emotions must be associated with distinct facial expression
