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15 Cards in this Set
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Why are misconceptions in Psychology harmful? |
They can make it harder for someone to learn new information. They can make it harder for someone to understand new information. |
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Rules of thumb are built up by subjective experiences and strengthened by: |
confirmation bias |
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Winer et al. (2002) suggested which process to overcome misconceptions? |
Activation |
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True or False: Self-help literature reflects the large amount of research that goes on in psychology.
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false |
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True or False: Misconceptions are usually easy to correct
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false |
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Self-help literature is problematic because:
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It creates confusion regarding psychological problems
It creates an inaccurate impression of the goals of psychology It creates an inaccurate impression of the methods of psychology It misleads the public |
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Why don’t teachers focus on overcoming a student’s misconceptions?
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They do not think it is their responsibility
They do not think feel that correcting misconceptions is the goal of teaching. |
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The Scientific Review of Mental Health Practice tries to distinguish:
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Scientific from pseudoscientific treatments
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True or False: Psychology progresses by investigating solvable empirical problems
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True
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The APA's new journal: Psychological Science in the Public Interest, attempts to:
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Facilitate public communication
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True or False: Misconceptions occur in multiple domains and subject areas
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true |
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True or False: After taking a Psychology course a student may feel MORE confident in their misconceptions.
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true |
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True or False: One’s belief system can impact what is noticed and remembered.
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true |
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The case: PASE vs. Hannon involved the issue of
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Cultural bias in intelligence tests
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Which of the following are problems with personal theories of psychology
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They are usually unfalsifiable They are usually contradictory They make no predictions
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