Psyc 1010 Final Exam with Complete
Solutions
Correlation equals causation. TRUE/FALSE - False
Correlation: ice cream sales and robberies
Causation: heat
You are a horrible multitasker. True or False - True
-Your have to have 100% focus on something in order to fully comprehend it
negative correlation indicates that one variable negatively impacts another. True or
False - False
Negative correlation: "more is less" "less is more" (more smoking=less life)
Positive correlation: "more is more" "less is more" (less sleep=less memory)
The fallacy of positive instances is when we see things happening around us as
exclusively positive. True or false - False
The fallacy of positive instances: The explanation for the majority of the popularity of
conspiracies due to this inclination to ignore contrary evidence. In the presents of
positive evidence critical thinking and reasoning can be easily ignored.
When Psychologist do research they always take precautions such as getting informed
consent from their patients, making sure these subjects are free from coercion,
debriefing them, and maintaining confidentiality. They do all these to maintain one of the
four most rules of ethnic reasoning: - Do no harm
Clever Hans was the nickname for the researcher who discovered the need for the
double blind experiments. True of False - False
Claver Hans was the name of a horse who was picking up on the involuntary body cues
of his trainer who could actually solve the math problems. These discover lead to the
need for the double blind experiments.
Double blind: both people (experimenter and subject) need to be unaware of what you
are looking for
In critical thinking, keeping an open mind refers to being open to ideas that support what
you think, and being critical of those that do not (Because those people do not have an
open mind). True or false - False
If you are willing to critically think about others ideas then you need to be willing to let
others be critical of yours
We use 100% of our brains. true or false - True
,If we didn't we would not be able to function
Generally speaking when you feel comfortable with the information you have been
studying, that means you have mastered it. True of false - False
Mastery comes after a period of time after repeated exposure to the concept
If you were arguing with someone who was a philosophical empiricist, you would gain
greater traction in the debate by... - Talk about evidence that is acquired through
experience
Empiricist: the belief that all knowledge is acquired through experience (nurture)
Nativism: the view that certain kinds of knowledge are innate or inborn (nature)
What are three hurdles to critical thinking you have seen people encounter, and how did
I they encounter them? - Last summer I was visiting my grandparents on my father side
of the family. We all went up into the mountains to have dinner. While up there the
subject of a Donald Trump was brought up. My grandpa is conservative and my aunt is
Liberal. As my aunt attempted to explain the reasons why she felt that President Trump
was not a good president my grandpa refuse to listen to a single one of her points and
dismissed everything she said without listening to what she was saying first. This is an
example of ideological immune system. On another occasion a friend of mine went to a
party that she had been told would be alcohol free. After arriving she found this was not
the case. She didn't want to stand out and be judged by her friends who were drinking
so she drink with them. This is an example of conformity to group think. A few years ago
my grandparents, on my mother side, came to my parents with a new product called
Asea. They told my parents how well the product had worked for them and told other
stories of how it had helped people with cancer cure themselves. When asked about the
science behind the product we were unable to respond. This is an example of
anecdotes.
Using the concept of attention blink, describe for me how you would make my top secret
note card to study that concept for a test - To make a note card using your top-secret no
card for the term attention blink I would start with the definition. Attention blink: how
much time little distractions take up. Then I would write an example of attention blink.
example: I get a notification that someone on Instagram has just post something so I
stop what I am doing really fast open my phone and check out their post this happens
50 more times throughout the day. I would then write an application of attention blank.
Application: it takes me about 30 seconds to check each notification I received and I
receive 50 notifications a day by the end of the day I have lost 15 minutes checking
notifications. Then I would write an elaborative and distinctiveness section or a compare
and contrast section. Compare and contrast: an attention blink causes you to lose time
while taking physical notes allows you to remember more.
If you were conducting a study of how early college relationships form, what would you
do to assure as much internal and external validity as possible? - Internal validity: ask
, whether Observed changes can be attributed to your program or interventions/there
cannot be any any alternative explanations for the outcome
External Validity: is the study applicable to external situations
Your child's third-grade teacher told you they had found the most effective way to
discipline their class When they go out of line. Their description seemed rather
unorthodox. What would be some questions you would ask about the use of
experimental and control groups as well as random assessment that would help you to
understand how much scientific merit their conclusions had. - To address the scientific
merit of the teachers conclusions I would ask: How the subjects used in the experiment
were assigned to the study groups? This would allow me to determine if the student's
were randomly assigned or not. If they were not randomly assigned it would mean that
the study was faulty as the children in it could have been assigned according due to
personal things about them and have more than one difference between them and the
children in the other groups. To address the ability of the experiment group I would ask:
what did the children in the experimental group have to do that would result in them
receiving the unorthodox treatment? If the children were given the treatment because
the teacher felt they were acting out or because they had broken a Specified rule. If not
the results would not be controlled enough to get accurate results. To address the
validity behind the control group I would ask: whether or not the control group was
allowed to interact with the experiment group in anyway? If the control group either saw
or heard about the treatment given to the experience group it could change the way the
control group behaved.
What are the three parts of metacognition in regards to studying? - Plan your study
schedule then monitor how you feel about studying and then evaluate how your
studying went
Sleep is considered an alternated state of consciousness? True or false - True
When you feel something more intensely it is because the neurons are firing more
intensely? True or false - False
Neuron cells make up the majority of the brain? True or false - False
People are predominantly right brained or left brained? True or false - False
There are absolute thresholds for all the different (primary) sense? True or false - True
Damage to the sub-corral structures would likely result in permeant irreparable damage,
or even death? True or false - True
People who are color blind can usually not see any color? True or false - False
The lambic system in the Brian deals primarily with... - Emtion, memory, and basic
human drives
Solutions
Correlation equals causation. TRUE/FALSE - False
Correlation: ice cream sales and robberies
Causation: heat
You are a horrible multitasker. True or False - True
-Your have to have 100% focus on something in order to fully comprehend it
negative correlation indicates that one variable negatively impacts another. True or
False - False
Negative correlation: "more is less" "less is more" (more smoking=less life)
Positive correlation: "more is more" "less is more" (less sleep=less memory)
The fallacy of positive instances is when we see things happening around us as
exclusively positive. True or false - False
The fallacy of positive instances: The explanation for the majority of the popularity of
conspiracies due to this inclination to ignore contrary evidence. In the presents of
positive evidence critical thinking and reasoning can be easily ignored.
When Psychologist do research they always take precautions such as getting informed
consent from their patients, making sure these subjects are free from coercion,
debriefing them, and maintaining confidentiality. They do all these to maintain one of the
four most rules of ethnic reasoning: - Do no harm
Clever Hans was the nickname for the researcher who discovered the need for the
double blind experiments. True of False - False
Claver Hans was the name of a horse who was picking up on the involuntary body cues
of his trainer who could actually solve the math problems. These discover lead to the
need for the double blind experiments.
Double blind: both people (experimenter and subject) need to be unaware of what you
are looking for
In critical thinking, keeping an open mind refers to being open to ideas that support what
you think, and being critical of those that do not (Because those people do not have an
open mind). True or false - False
If you are willing to critically think about others ideas then you need to be willing to let
others be critical of yours
We use 100% of our brains. true or false - True
,If we didn't we would not be able to function
Generally speaking when you feel comfortable with the information you have been
studying, that means you have mastered it. True of false - False
Mastery comes after a period of time after repeated exposure to the concept
If you were arguing with someone who was a philosophical empiricist, you would gain
greater traction in the debate by... - Talk about evidence that is acquired through
experience
Empiricist: the belief that all knowledge is acquired through experience (nurture)
Nativism: the view that certain kinds of knowledge are innate or inborn (nature)
What are three hurdles to critical thinking you have seen people encounter, and how did
I they encounter them? - Last summer I was visiting my grandparents on my father side
of the family. We all went up into the mountains to have dinner. While up there the
subject of a Donald Trump was brought up. My grandpa is conservative and my aunt is
Liberal. As my aunt attempted to explain the reasons why she felt that President Trump
was not a good president my grandpa refuse to listen to a single one of her points and
dismissed everything she said without listening to what she was saying first. This is an
example of ideological immune system. On another occasion a friend of mine went to a
party that she had been told would be alcohol free. After arriving she found this was not
the case. She didn't want to stand out and be judged by her friends who were drinking
so she drink with them. This is an example of conformity to group think. A few years ago
my grandparents, on my mother side, came to my parents with a new product called
Asea. They told my parents how well the product had worked for them and told other
stories of how it had helped people with cancer cure themselves. When asked about the
science behind the product we were unable to respond. This is an example of
anecdotes.
Using the concept of attention blink, describe for me how you would make my top secret
note card to study that concept for a test - To make a note card using your top-secret no
card for the term attention blink I would start with the definition. Attention blink: how
much time little distractions take up. Then I would write an example of attention blink.
example: I get a notification that someone on Instagram has just post something so I
stop what I am doing really fast open my phone and check out their post this happens
50 more times throughout the day. I would then write an application of attention blank.
Application: it takes me about 30 seconds to check each notification I received and I
receive 50 notifications a day by the end of the day I have lost 15 minutes checking
notifications. Then I would write an elaborative and distinctiveness section or a compare
and contrast section. Compare and contrast: an attention blink causes you to lose time
while taking physical notes allows you to remember more.
If you were conducting a study of how early college relationships form, what would you
do to assure as much internal and external validity as possible? - Internal validity: ask
, whether Observed changes can be attributed to your program or interventions/there
cannot be any any alternative explanations for the outcome
External Validity: is the study applicable to external situations
Your child's third-grade teacher told you they had found the most effective way to
discipline their class When they go out of line. Their description seemed rather
unorthodox. What would be some questions you would ask about the use of
experimental and control groups as well as random assessment that would help you to
understand how much scientific merit their conclusions had. - To address the scientific
merit of the teachers conclusions I would ask: How the subjects used in the experiment
were assigned to the study groups? This would allow me to determine if the student's
were randomly assigned or not. If they were not randomly assigned it would mean that
the study was faulty as the children in it could have been assigned according due to
personal things about them and have more than one difference between them and the
children in the other groups. To address the ability of the experiment group I would ask:
what did the children in the experimental group have to do that would result in them
receiving the unorthodox treatment? If the children were given the treatment because
the teacher felt they were acting out or because they had broken a Specified rule. If not
the results would not be controlled enough to get accurate results. To address the
validity behind the control group I would ask: whether or not the control group was
allowed to interact with the experiment group in anyway? If the control group either saw
or heard about the treatment given to the experience group it could change the way the
control group behaved.
What are the three parts of metacognition in regards to studying? - Plan your study
schedule then monitor how you feel about studying and then evaluate how your
studying went
Sleep is considered an alternated state of consciousness? True or false - True
When you feel something more intensely it is because the neurons are firing more
intensely? True or false - False
Neuron cells make up the majority of the brain? True or false - False
People are predominantly right brained or left brained? True or false - False
There are absolute thresholds for all the different (primary) sense? True or false - True
Damage to the sub-corral structures would likely result in permeant irreparable damage,
or even death? True or false - True
People who are color blind can usually not see any color? True or false - False
The lambic system in the Brian deals primarily with... - Emtion, memory, and basic
human drives
