PSYC212 MCQs Exam Questions With
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D. Division 5 - Educational, Instructional and School Psychology - answerWhich Division of the
International Association of Applied Psychology would likely be most relevant to an educator wanting to
teach at a primary school?
a. Division 1 - Wor...
D. Division 5 - Educational, Instructional and School Psychology - answer✔Which Division of the
International Association of Applied Psychology would likely be most relevant to an educator wanting to
teach at a primary school?
a. Division 1 - Work and Organizational Psychology
b. Division 3 - Psychology and Societal Development
c. Division 4 - Environmental Psychology
d. Division 5 - Educational, Instructional and School Psychology
d. Do computer users prefer using a traditional mouse, trackpad, keyboard shortcuts, or tablets? -
answer✔Which of the following would be considered an applied psychology research question?
a. Can humans complete two tasks simultaneously without cross-task interference?b. Does the
movement or positioning of our body affect the way we think?
c. How many items can we retain in our working memory?d. Do computer users prefer using a
traditional mouse, trackpad, keyboard shortcuts, or tablets?
b. Division 4 - Environmental Psychology - answer✔Which Division of the International Association of
Applied Psychology would likely be most relevant to a researcher who is interested in how the built
environment influences poverty and crime?
a. Division 3 - Psychology and Societal Development
a. Forensic psychology - answer✔In which branch of applied psychology would you be most likely to find
someone who evaluates the mental health status of people involved in legal proceedings?
a. Forensic psychology
b. Educational psychology
c. Clinical psychology
d. Health psychology
d. Both can involve observation, measurement, comparison and experimentation - answer✔Thinking
about Geissler's (1917) discussion of pure vs applied psychology, a commonality between the two is:
a. Both are seeking to demonstrate objective, universally valid scientific laws
b. Both focus on isolating key variables in the abstract
c. Both focus on extending knowledge for its own sake
d. Both can involve observation, measurement, comparison and experimentation
d. How do cannabis and alcohol affect driving performance, separately and together? - answer✔Which
of the following research questions would be best suited to using a 2x2 factorial design?
a. Does using a cell phone while driving affect standard deviation of lateral position (SDLP)?
b. Do older adults find banking easier in person, on the phone, on computer, or using a tablet?
c. Does using cannabis have a larger impact on driving speed or standard deviation of lateral position
(SDLP)?
d. How do cannabis and alcohol affect driving performance, separately and together?
d. The characteristics of each event differ. - answer✔Which of the following is not a limitation of
incident databases such as the Aviation Safety Reporting System?
a. Not all incidents are reported.b. Large qualitative databases are difficult to search and analyse.
c. Report writers may not provide adequate details.
b. Does listening to music interfere with studying? - answer✔Which of the following would be
considered an applied psychology research question?
a. Can humans complete two tasks simultaneously without cross-task interference?
b. Does listening to music interfere with studying?
c. What is the shortest duration of a visual stimulus that can be perceived?
d. Which area of the brain is responsible for colour perception?
a. Studies should use reliable and valid measurement. - answer✔Which of the following statements is
most true about evaluating evidence for a new policy?
a. Studies should use reliable and valid measurement.
b. It does not matter whether the study shows statistically significant results (p < .05).
c. Studies are invalid if they only use WEIRD participants.
d. Policies should only be based on studies with large standardised effect sizes (Cohen's d ≥ 0.8).
d. People generally notice when something unexpected enters their field of view, even when they're
paying attention to something else. - answer✔In Simons and Chabris's (2011) study on people's beliefs
about memory, agreement with which of the following statements was not significantly influenced by
level of education?
a. In my opinion, the testimony of one confident eyewitness should be enough evidence to convict a
defendant of a crime.
b. Hypnosis is useful in helping witnesses accurately recall details of crimes.
c. People suffering from amnesia typically cannot recall their own name or identity.
d. People generally notice when something unexpected enters their field of view, even when they're
paying attention to something else.
c. social stereotypes - answer✔Prototypes of social groups (e.g., teachers) that are shared by members
of a social group (e.g., students) can be considered:
a. social beliefs
b. social attitudes
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