PSYCH-J GRADE A Q&A
Jasmeet is interested in conducting an experiment in which she manipulates the amount
of food she gives her Siamese fighting fish. She ensures that the size of the fish tank is
identical for each fish, and that fish are assigned into groups randomly. What aspect of
this experiment has Jasmeet not worked out? - (correct answer)dependent variables
Jose is walking toward Dan, who is standing still. As Dan watches Jose move toward
him, a series of physical and perceptual events will occur. Which of the following is NOT
one of those events? - (correct answer)Dan will consciously make the effort to calculate
Jose's distance based on the size of the retinal image.
Johan knows that when he goes to a casino he tends to gamble more than he can
afford to lose, and he's worried that he may be developing a gambling problem. Which
of the following strategies would be a behavioral strategy that could help him
demonstrate increased self-control in this area? - (correct answer)avoiding going to
casinos at all
Janis wants to keep a clean home so she can have friends over. Although cleaning isn't
the most enjoyable activity to her she discovers something interesting: when she
sweeps the kitchen she then feels like putting more effort into cleaning the rest of the
day. How might we describe this in psychological terms? - (correct answer)Commitment:
Janis interpreted her previous action of sweeping as a sign of commitment, thus
highlighting the pursuit of her goal to keep a clean home.
Joe researches how consciousness can arise from the brain. Joe is interested in which
of the following? - (correct answer)the hard problem
Jarrod reports feeling that his life is going well overall. He experiences many desirable
and pleasant emotions on a daily basis, but also has battled with anger and worry since
he had children. What level of subjective well-being (SWB) might we say that Jarrod
holds? - (correct answer)moderately high SWB, because you can still have some
negative emotions and be happy
Jasmeet is interested in conducting an experiment in which she manipulates the amount
of food she gives her Siamese fighting fish. She ensures that the size of the fish tank is
identical for each fish, and that fish are assigned into groups randomly. What aspect of
this experiment has Jasmeet not worked out? - (correct answer)dependent variables
Jose is walking toward Dan, who is standing still. As Dan watches Jose move toward
him, a series of physical and perceptual events will occur. Which of the following is NOT
one of those events? - (correct answer)Dan will consciously make the effort to calculate
Jose's distance based on the size of the retinal image.
Johan knows that when he goes to a casino he tends to gamble more than he can
afford to lose, and he's worried that he may be developing a gambling problem. Which
of the following strategies would be a behavioral strategy that could help him
demonstrate increased self-control in this area? - (correct answer)avoiding going to
casinos at all
Janis wants to keep a clean home so she can have friends over. Although cleaning isn't
the most enjoyable activity to her she discovers something interesting: when she
sweeps the kitchen she then feels like putting more effort into cleaning the rest of the
day. How might we describe this in psychological terms? - (correct answer)Commitment:
Janis interpreted her previous action of sweeping as a sign of commitment, thus
highlighting the pursuit of her goal to keep a clean home.
Joe researches how consciousness can arise from the brain. Joe is interested in which
of the following? - (correct answer)the hard problem
Jarrod reports feeling that his life is going well overall. He experiences many desirable
and pleasant emotions on a daily basis, but also has battled with anger and worry since
he had children. What level of subjective well-being (SWB) might we say that Jarrod
holds? - (correct answer)moderately high SWB, because you can still have some
negative emotions and be happy
