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UvA Psychology Selection Mock Exam questions and answers
for grade A+
A researcher evaluates 20 photographs of people with different facial expressions (e.g., angry, sad, etc.).
He puts the photographs into one of two categories: negative facial expressions and positive facial
expressions. Unconsciously, he puts photos of people he finds attractive more often in the positive
category.What is happening here? - ------correct answers---------Observer bias.
A researcher would like to know more about the attitudes of the Amsterdam population aged between
18 and 50 years with respect to factory farming. To do this, he positions himself during the morning rush
hour at the main entrance of Amsterdam Central Station and asks everyone who happens to pass by
whether they live in Amsterdam and whether they would like to answer a few questions about factory
farming. What type of random sampling is this? - ------correct answers---------convenience sampling.
During a typical night's sleep, ___. - ------correct answers---------deeper slow wave sleep disappears
halfway through the night.
During REM sleep, ___. - ------correct answers---------the motor cortex is activated but spinal neurons
running through the brainstem inhibit the expression of motor activation.
In a experiment by Johansson et al. participants were shown photographs of two faces. They were asked
to choose the more attractive face. The experimenter then only showed the photograph of the face that
was chosen and participants were asked to explain why they chose that particular face. Sometimes, the
experimenter showed the face that was not chosen.What happened in that case?Participants often did
not notice the change ___. - ------correct answers---------and simply explained why they chose the
photograph shown to them
In a stress study among a group of test subjects, the researcher finds a correlation between variable A
and variable B that is equal to 0.6.What does this mean? - ------correct answers---------The test subjects
who score higher on variable A also score higher on variable B, on average.
In a study using 'blind observers' among children at a primary school in Amsterdam, it was found that
those who had been breast-fed had a higher IQ, on average, than those who had not been breast-fed.
On the basis of this outcome, a journalist wrote an article with the heading: "Breastfeeding leads to
higher IQ".What is the main reason that this conclusion stated in the newspaper headline is not justified
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UvA Psychology Selection Mock Exam questions and answers
for grade A+
A researcher evaluates 20 photographs of people with different facial expressions (e.g., angry, sad, etc.).
He puts the photographs into one of two categories: negative facial expressions and positive facial
expressions. Unconsciously, he puts photos of people he finds attractive more often in the positive
category.What is happening here? - ------correct answers---------Observer bias.
A researcher would like to know more about the attitudes of the Amsterdam population aged between
18 and 50 years with respect to factory farming. To do this, he positions himself during the morning rush
hour at the main entrance of Amsterdam Central Station and asks everyone who happens to pass by
whether they live in Amsterdam and whether they would like to answer a few questions about factory
farming. What type of random sampling is this? - ------correct answers---------convenience sampling.
During a typical night's sleep, ___. - ------correct answers---------deeper slow wave sleep disappears
halfway through the night.
During REM sleep, ___. - ------correct answers---------the motor cortex is activated but spinal neurons
running through the brainstem inhibit the expression of motor activation.
In a experiment by Johansson et al. participants were shown photographs of two faces. They were asked
to choose the more attractive face. The experimenter then only showed the photograph of the face that
was chosen and participants were asked to explain why they chose that particular face. Sometimes, the
experimenter showed the face that was not chosen.What happened in that case?Participants often did
not notice the change ___. - ------correct answers---------and simply explained why they chose the
photograph shown to them
In a stress study among a group of test subjects, the researcher finds a correlation between variable A
and variable B that is equal to 0.6.What does this mean? - ------correct answers---------The test subjects
who score higher on variable A also score higher on variable B, on average.
In a study using 'blind observers' among children at a primary school in Amsterdam, it was found that
those who had been breast-fed had a higher IQ, on average, than those who had not been breast-fed.
On the basis of this outcome, a journalist wrote an article with the heading: "Breastfeeding leads to
higher IQ".What is the main reason that this conclusion stated in the newspaper headline is not justified
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