Question : 11. The process of translating the physical properties of a stimulus : 1201919

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11. The process of translating the physical properties of a stimulus into a pattern of neural activity that allows us to identify those properties is known as
A. encoding.
B. reception.
C. perception.
D. transduction.

12. A psychologist conducts an experiment in which he presents tones to participants at various levels of intensity (that is, soft, moderate, and loud). The point at which the tone can be detected 50 percent of the time is known as
A. the absolute threshold.
B. Fechner’s threshold.
C. the stimulus threshold.
D. the psychophysical threshold.

13. Sherlock Holmes and his trusty assistant, Watson, are snooping around a dark, deserted house in London. Watson suddenly screams, “Holmes! I thought I just saw a flicker of light!” Holmes turns to him and says, “No, my dear boy. You must have been interpreting a random firing of sensory neurons as a stimulus.” Holmes was describing
A. the absolute threshold.
B. just-noticeable difference.
C. internal noise.
D. Weber’s law.

14. Raz is a storm trooper working for the evil commander, Vader. Vader tells Raz that he is in charge of detecting enemy ships on a radar screen. Vader also tells Raz that if he misses one ship, he will be thrown into space. This makes Raz more likely to detect a ship if it is not there. Vader has influenced Raz’s
A. response bias.
B. absolute threshold.
C. internal noise.
D. relative frequency.

15. Jackie is expecting a phone call. She mistakenly believes she hears the phone ringing two times even though it does not actually ring. The next evening, when Jackie is not expecting any calls, she does not experience this phenomenon. Jackie’s experience is predicted by
A. Weber’s law.
B. signal-detection theory.
C. the perceptual constancy principle.
D. bottom-up processing.

16. In signal-detection theory, a person’s sensitivity is determined by all of the following factors except
A. internal noise.
B. stimulus intensity.
C. motivation.
D. capacity of sensory systems.

17. According to signal-detection theory, a proofreader who is able to detect every single error in a manuscript must have _____ sensitivity and/or a _____ response bias.
A. low; low
B. low; high
C. high; low
D. high; high

18. You are studying in a room lit by 25 watts of light. Your roommate yells at you to turn up the light, so you rotate the dimmer switch once and your roommate thanks you. Later that evening the light is at 90 watts, and your roommate tells you to turn it up again. You again rotate the dimmer switch once, but your roommate can’t tell that the light has increased. This example best illustrates
A. absolute threshold.
B. Weber’s law.
C. internal noise.
D. response bias.

19. Ken and Marc are each carrying a pile of bricks. A friend adds one brick to the pile that Ken is carrying and one brick to the pile that Marc is carrying. After this, Ken says, “Gee, my pile doesn’t feel any heavier,” whereas Marc says, “My pile seems heavier now.” Using Weber’s law allows us to conclude that
A. Ken cannot experience a just-noticeable difference.
B. Ken is more sensitive to stimulus differences.
C. Ken has more bricks to start with than Marc does.
D. Marc has more bricks to start with than Ken does.

20. Ronald McDonald knows about Weber’s law from taking introductory psychology at clown college. He understands that if he usually salts his fries with 2 cups of salt, he would have to salt his fries with 2.4 cups of salt for his customers to perceive that he is using more salt than usual. Ronald has determined the _____ of the salt on his fries.
A. sensitivity
B. intensity
C. just-noticeable difference
D. absolute threshold

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41) The above figure shows the production possibility frontier for an economy. The point or points that are attainable and production efficient are

A) points B and C.

B) points A, B, and C.

C) point E.

D) points A, B, C, and D.

E) points A and D.

42) The above figure shows the production possibility frontier for an economy. The point or points that are attainable are

A) points B and C.

B) points A, B, and C.

C) point E.

D) points A, B, C, and D.

E) points A and D.

43) The above figure shows the production possibility frontier for an economy. The point or points that are NOT attainable are

A) points B and C.

B) points A, B, and C.

C) point E.

D) points A, B, C, and D.

E) points A and D.

44) In order for Ireland to grow more potatoes, wool production must decrease. This situation is an example of

A) producing at a point that lies beyond the PPF.

B) zero opportunity cost.

C) opportunity benefit.

D) a free lunch.

E) a tradeoff.

45) As we move along the production possibilities frontier,

A) the production of one good increases as the production of the other good decreases.

B) the possibilities of tradeoffs diminish.

C) a tradeoff is not possible because nations need all goods.

D) more of both goods can be produced.

E) less of both goods can be produced.

46) Which of the following statements is correct?

A) If capital is idle, the economy is producing at its full potential.

B) The production possibilities frontier shows that there are no limits to production.

C) A tradeoff is a limit that forces an exchange or a substitution of one thing for something else.

D) Any point on or within the PPF is production efficient.

E) None of the above answers is correct.

47) When a nation is producing on its production possibilities frontier, if more resources are used to produce one good, then the production of other goods

A) must increase.

B) must decrease.

C) must remain the same.

D) must change, but they might increase or decrease.

E) might increase if the nation can produce more efficiently.

48) The negative slope of the production possibilities frontier represents the idea

A) that free lunches are possible.

B) of tradeoffs, that in order to produce more of one good, the nation must produce less of another.

C) of unemployment.

D) of inefficient production.

E) that prices rise as less is produced.

49) A movement from one point on a production possibilities frontier to another represents

A) a tradeoff.

B) a free lunch.

C) full employment of labor but not capital.

D) unemployment.

E) an advance in technology.

50) The saying "There's no such thing as a free lunch," applies

A) when there is some unemployment.

B) on the production possibilities frontier.

C) to unattainable combinations of goods and services.

D) when more of one good can be produced without decreasing production of another.

E) at all points inside the PPF.

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31) Steve, an HR supervisor at APEX construction, has recently noticed a shortage of skilled workers due to a building boom in the area. He must find new workers quickly because it is uncertain how long the boom will last. He decides to hire nontraditional laborers. The most likely disadvantage of using nontraditional laborers is the:

A) high costs of making reasonable accommodations.

B) additional training that will be necessary.

C) extensive involvement of the EEOC.

D) high advertising costs.

32) Which of the following is primarily associated with hiring external candidates?

A) Lowers training costs

B) Provides new ideas and perspectives

C) Decreases recruitment time and expense

D) Motivates other workers to strive for advancement

33) One of the advantages of promoting internal candidates is:

A) rejuvenating work units.

B) reducing training costs.

C) fostering innovative ideas.

D) reducing employee turnover.

34) Tatiana needs to hire a line manager and has a very small recruiting budget. The firm's current employees don't feel they have many advancement opportunities. It would be best for Tatiana to recruit:

A) internally.

B) externally.

C) former military members.

D) nontraditional workers.

35) Which of the following is most likely a true statement about recruiting?

A) Internal recruiting enhances organizational communication.

B) External recruiting fills positions quickly and inexpensively.

C) External recruiting promotes innovation and new perspectives.

D) Internal recruiting requires developing new organizational policies.

36) Which of the following is most likely a true statement about recruiting employees in a protected class?

A) The recruiting message should be targeted to specific minority groups.

B) All private sector firms are legally required to have an affirmative action policy.

C) Using media that focuses on minorities is an effective way to recruit protected group members.

D) Intense minority competition for jobs ensures a large pool of qualified and motivated applicants.

37) Which of the following must have written affirmative action plans?

A) Non-profit groups

B) Government contractors

C) Privately-held corporations

D) Publicly-held corporations

38) In human resource planning the answer to the question, "How many candidates should we recruit?":

A) is based on the firm's affirmative action plan.

B) comes from the yield ratio calculated in the forecast.

C) is directed by EEO consideration and the size of the labor pool.

D) depends on the state of the labor pool and the current economy.

39) The offer-to-acceptance ratio at Central Manufacturing is 6:1. How many offers will the firm need to make in order to fill 80 positions?

A) 120

B) 240

C) 480

D) 540

40) After an extensive recruiting effort, your company has contacted 225 interested individuals. At the application deadline, you have received 75 applications. What is your contact-to-applicant ratio?