Oct 9 Tue Intelligence Ch 9 Oct 16 Tue *** EXAM 3: Chapters 6, 7, 9 *** Oct 18 Thu Human Development Ch 10 Oct 23 Tue Emotion & Motivation Ch 11 Oct 30 Tue Stress, Coping & Health Ch 12 Nov 6 Tue *** EXAM 4: Chapters 10, 11, 12 *** Nov 8 Thu Social Psychology Ch 13 Nov 15 Thu Personality Psychology Ch 14 Nov 20 Tue Psychological Disorders Ch 15 Nov 22 Thu NO CLASS Thanksgiving – Nov 29 Thu Psychological and Biological Treatments Ch 16 Dec 8 Sat *** EXAM 5: Chapters 13, 14, 15, 16 *** 7:30-9:30am The final exam is in our regular classroom. PSY2012 - Introductory Psychology Organisms strive to perpetuate their genes. Example Exam Items approach to psychology is to examine the Rachel’s Imagine that psychologists discovered that thoughts and feelings that influence behavior. economic status and aggression are related, such is most consistent with: (ch 1) Rachel’s approach that poor people are more aggressive than wealthy people. What can we conclude from this Structuralism relationship? (ch 1) Functionalism Cognitivism Poverty causes aggressive behavior. Behaviorism The factors that cause poverty also cause Psychoanalysis aggressiveness. Economic status and aggression are negatively You believe that washing your hair with a mixture of correlated. thyme and lemon juice gets rid of head lice. When A consequence of being aggressive is lower you mention this remedy to a dermatologist, she income. explains that there is no scientific evidence that this All of the above are true. home remedy does anything more than make your hair smell like salad dressing. Nevertheless, you Which of the following statements illustrates a persist in your faith in this home remedy for head theory? (ch 1) lice. Your persistent faith best illustrates: (ch 1) Greater unemployment corresponds with higher belief perseverance crime rates. scientific skepticism People with less education smoke more than an illusory correlation people with more education. the confirmatory bias Tall men date more frequently than short men. the naturalistic fallacy After death all sentient organisms reincarnate Jason is unhappily surprised by his low score on his without memory of their prior life. psychology exam. "I thought I knew that stuff," he
Oct 9 Tue Intelligence Ch 9 Oct 16 Tue *** EXAM 3: Chapters 6, 7, 9 *** Oct 18 Thu Human Development Ch 10 Oct 23 Tue Emotion & Motivation Ch 11 Oct 30 Tue Stress, Coping & Health Ch 12 Nov 6 Tue *** EXAM 4: Chapters 10, 11, 12 *** Nov 8 Thu Social Psychology Ch 13 Nov 15 Thu Personality Psychology Ch 14 Nov 20 Tue Psychological Disorders Ch 15 Nov 22 Thu NO CLASS – Thanksgiving Nov 29 Thu Psychological and Biological Treatments Ch 16 Dec 8 Sat *** EXAM 5: Chapters 13, 14, 15, 16 *** The final exam is in our regular classroom. 7:30-9:30am PSY2012 - Introductory Psychology Example Exam Items Imagine that psychologists discovered that economic status and aggression are related, such that poor people are more aggressive than wealthy people. What can we conclude from this relationship? (ch 1) Poverty causes aggressive behavior. The factors that cause poverty also cause aggressiveness. Economic status and aggression are negatively correlated. A consequence of being aggressive is lower income. All of the above are true. Which of the following statements illustrates a theory? (ch 1) Greater unemployment corresponds with higher crime rates. People with less education smoke more than people with more education. Tall men date more frequently than short men. After death all sentient organisms reincarnate without memory of their prior life. Organisms strive to perpetuate their genes. Rachel’s approach to psychology is to examine the thoughts and feelings that influence behavior. Rachel’s approach is most consistent with: (ch 1) Structuralism Functionalism Cognitivism Behaviorism Psychoanalysis You believe that washing your hair with a mixture of thyme and lemon juice gets rid of head lice. When you mention this remedy to a dermatologist, she explains that there is no scientific evidence that this home remedy does anything more than make your hair smell like salad dressing. Nevertheless, you persist in your faith in this home remedy for head lice. Your persistent faith best illustrates: (ch 1) belief perseverance scientific skepticism an illusory correlation the confirmatory bias the naturalistic fallacy Jason is unhappily surprised by his low score on his psychology exam. "I thought I knew that stuff," he
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