PSS EXAM 1 UPDATED Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
what are the professor's areas of interest? - CORRECT ANSWER - visual perception
human neuroscience
psychological science has shaped life in the U.S. through its influence on _____, _____, &
_____ - CORRECT ANSWER - policy, folk beliefs, & behavior
- eg. educational testing, pain treatment, criminal justice
_____ co-developed the first practical IQ test
what was this test called?
what was the original intention of the Binet-Simon scale? - CORRECT ANSWER - Alfred
Binet
Binet-Simon scale
identify children with special needs
_____ revised the Binet-Simon IQ test to create the _____
is the test still in wide use today?
Terman was a _____ - CORRECT ANSWER - Lewis Terman
Stanford-Binet test
, yes
eugenicist
what did Robert Yerke help develop? - CORRECT ANSWER - the army alpha and beta
tests, which assessed soldiers' aptitudes
_____ challenged the validity of eyewitness testimony
what did this help show?
what is the leading cause of wrongful conviction? - CORRECT ANSWER - Elizabeth
Loftus
memory isn't just a process of recall, but reconstruction of events
eyewitness misidentification
cases with a _____ defendant and a _____ victim are the most likely to result in a death sentence
- CORRECT ANSWER - minority
white
what does the structure of a research paper reflect? - CORRECT ANSWER - the structure
of a research project, which in turn aspires to follow the scientific method
what is the general structure of a research article? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.
phenomenon
- "big picture" question
and CORRECT Answers
what are the professor's areas of interest? - CORRECT ANSWER - visual perception
human neuroscience
psychological science has shaped life in the U.S. through its influence on _____, _____, &
_____ - CORRECT ANSWER - policy, folk beliefs, & behavior
- eg. educational testing, pain treatment, criminal justice
_____ co-developed the first practical IQ test
what was this test called?
what was the original intention of the Binet-Simon scale? - CORRECT ANSWER - Alfred
Binet
Binet-Simon scale
identify children with special needs
_____ revised the Binet-Simon IQ test to create the _____
is the test still in wide use today?
Terman was a _____ - CORRECT ANSWER - Lewis Terman
Stanford-Binet test
, yes
eugenicist
what did Robert Yerke help develop? - CORRECT ANSWER - the army alpha and beta
tests, which assessed soldiers' aptitudes
_____ challenged the validity of eyewitness testimony
what did this help show?
what is the leading cause of wrongful conviction? - CORRECT ANSWER - Elizabeth
Loftus
memory isn't just a process of recall, but reconstruction of events
eyewitness misidentification
cases with a _____ defendant and a _____ victim are the most likely to result in a death sentence
- CORRECT ANSWER - minority
white
what does the structure of a research paper reflect? - CORRECT ANSWER - the structure
of a research project, which in turn aspires to follow the scientific method
what is the general structure of a research article? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.
phenomenon
- "big picture" question
