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PSYC212 PRACTICE EXAMWITH ALL ANSWERS
CORRECTLY UPDATED
1. In Simon and Chabris' (2011) study assessing common beliefs about
the properties of memory, which statement were members of the general
public most likely to agree with?
a. They did not agree with any of the statements.
b. In my opinion, the testimony of one confident eyewitness should be
enough evidence to convict a defendant of a crime.
c. People generally notice when something unexpected enters their field
of view, even when they're paying attention to something else.
d. People suffering from amnesia typically cannot recall their
own name or identity.: A?
2. Individuals who rate highly on the personality trait of conscientiousness
would be most likely would be most likely to engage in which type of
aberrant driving behaviour, as classified by the Manchester Driver Behaviour
Question- naire (DBQ)?
A. Errors.
B. Lapses.
C. None, they would likely score low on all subscales.
D. Ordinary Violations.: C-none, they would likely score low on all
subscales.
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3. John thinks that UPDATED
CORRECTLY the reason house prices have gone up so much
is 'because of all the immigrants'. John is:
A. using a self-serving bias.
B. making an intergroup attribution.
C. not a psychologist.
D. attempting group polarisation.: B- making an intergroup attribution.
4. In which of the following situations would someone most likely rely
on schemas?
A. When they are high on individual differences.
B. When the cost of being indecisive is high.
C. When the cost of being wrong is high.
D. If they have high expertise in a domain.: B- When the cost of being
indecisive is high.
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5. You CORRECTLY
are relaxingUPDATED
at the beach when a young guy races noisily past you
into the water. He is tanned, skinny with frizzy blond hair.You shrug your
shoulders and, using the heuristic, you just 'know that he is an immature
'surfie'.
A. representativeness
B. anchoring
C. regression
D. availability: A- representativeness
6. Which of the following is the best example of a group?
A. Four people sitting in a lecture.
B. Four people standing in line physically distancing waiting for their
take- away.
C. Four people waiting for the 'Barnes dance' pedestrian crossing lights
to switch to 'Walk'.
D. Four people playing a song.: D- four people playing a song
7. Roger is a world-class tennis player. But he really lifts his game
when playing:
A. at his home club.
B. at Wimbledon.
C. his girlfriend.
D. his buddy.: B- at Wimbledon
8. What phenomenon does the 'testing effect' describe?
A. Sitting tests or exams induces anxiety,
decreasing performance.
B. Students remember material better in the long term if they
have been tested on it, compared with if they have read it repeatedly.
C. Students' recall performance is worse under test conditions, compared
with normal class or study conditions.
D. Standardised test scores have been increasing over generations.: B-
Stu- dents remember material better in the long term if they have
been tested on it, compared with if they have read it repeatedly.
9. In the literature dealing with persuasive communications, relates to
the source of a message, whereas of the message.
A. type of appeal; trustworthiness
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