PSS Exam 1 Review Questions & Answers 2024/2025
what are the professor's areas of interest? - ANSWERSvisual perception
human neuroscience
psychological science has shaped life in the U.S. through its influence on _____, _____, & _____ - ANSWERSpolicy, folk beliefs, & behavior
- eg. educ...
what was the original intention of the Binet-Simon scale? - ANSWERSAlfred 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 _____ - ANSWERSLewis Terman
Stanford-Binet test
, yes
eugenicist
what did Robert Yerke help develop? - ANSWERSthe 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? - ANSWERSElizabeth 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 -
ANSWERSminority
white
what does the structure of a research paper reflect? - ANSWERSthe structure of a research project,
which in turn aspires to follow the scientific method
what is the general structure of a research article? - ANSWERS1. phenomenon
- "big picture" question
2. theory
- "how or why" behavior works
3. hypothesis
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