Pschy Case
Final Study Guide
The Final is on Tuesday, 05/01 at 5pm in our normal class room
Test 1
1) One reason consumers should be cautious with respect to information that is available on the World Wide Web is that A) one often cannot tell if the source is legitimate.
2) A theory is defined as an organized set of concepts that explains a phenomenon or set of phenomena. - True
3) Scientists who have studied pain mechanisms have discovered that
C) pain signals are sent to the central nervous system via two pathways.
4) When grading the exam, the experienced teacher had few problems reading the student's sloppy handwriting because she had asked this question before and knew in advance what the student was likely to write. This example shows most clearly the importance of A) top-down processing.
5) Even though you have been especially careful looking for spelling errors in your paper, your teacher has circled several typographical errors. Your inability to catch these errors is best explained by
C) perceptual set.
6) Treatments for mental illness, the ability of people to eliminate unhealthy behaviors such as smoking and initiate healthy behaviors such as exercise, and the development of positive parenting practices are all consistent with the idea that
B) psychological knowledge can be used to help improve the quality of life.
7) Much of the history of psychology has been characterized by A) the belief that ideas matter greatly.
8) The mother of a little boy being treated with chemotherapy for cancer is counseled to try to create a "scapegoat" aversion for her son. This means that the mother should A) give him candies or ice cream of unusual flavors before the treatments.
9) Even after a classically conditioned response has been extinguished, it may reappear. True
10) In 1908, Hermann Ebbinghaus wrote that "Psychology has a long past, but only a short history." Which statement best captures the idea that Ebbinghaus was expressing?
B) Questions about
The Final is on Tuesday, 05/01 at 5pm in our normal class room
Test 1
1) One reason consumers should be cautious with respect to information that is available on the World Wide Web is that A) one often cannot tell if the source is legitimate.
2) A theory is defined as an organized set of concepts that explains a phenomenon or set of phenomena. - True
3) Scientists who have studied pain mechanisms have discovered that
C) pain signals are sent to the central nervous system via two pathways.
4) When grading the exam, the experienced teacher had few problems reading the student's sloppy handwriting because she had asked this question before and knew in advance what the student was likely to write. This example shows most clearly the importance of A) top-down processing.
5) Even though you have been especially careful looking for spelling errors in your paper, your teacher has circled several typographical errors. Your inability to catch these errors is best explained by
C) perceptual set.
6) Treatments for mental illness, the ability of people to eliminate unhealthy behaviors such as smoking and initiate healthy behaviors such as exercise, and the development of positive parenting practices are all consistent with the idea that
B) psychological knowledge can be used to help improve the quality of life.
7) Much of the history of psychology has been characterized by A) the belief that ideas matter greatly.
8) The mother of a little boy being treated with chemotherapy for cancer is counseled to try to create a "scapegoat" aversion for her son. This means that the mother should A) give him candies or ice cream of unusual flavors before the treatments.
9) Even after a classically conditioned response has been extinguished, it may reappear. True
10) In 1908, Hermann Ebbinghaus wrote that "Psychology has a long past, but only a short history." Which statement best captures the idea that Ebbinghaus was expressing?
B) Questions about