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Introductory Psychology

Introductory Psychology . Spring 2014 Introduction Chapter Flashcards. Question 1. What are the four types of students found in introductory Psychology Courses?. Question 1- Answer. A) Freshman that coasted through High School B) Freshman that struggled through High School

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Introductory Psychology

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  1. Introductory Psychology Spring 2014 Introduction Chapter Flashcards

  2. Question 1 • What are the four types of students found in introductory Psychology Courses?

  3. Question 1- Answer • A) Freshman that coasted through High School • B) Freshman that struggled through High School • C) Advanced student taking an elective • D) High School students taking college credit

  4. Question 2 • Of the four kinds of students taking an Introductory Psychology course who is likely to get a good grade?

  5. Question 2-Answer • The freshman who struggled through High school. • Freshman who struggle in High School have had to learn how to study and take good notes.

  6. Question 3 • What is the research design of a study with the following hypothesis: • Hypothesis: the attitude that students have toward studying in introductory psychology can be correlated with their final grades.

  7. Question 3- Answer • Pseudo-Experimental Correlational Study

  8. Question 4 • What is a correlation

  9. Question 4-Answer • A measure of the relationship between two variables

  10. Question 5 • What is a learning style?

  11. Question 5-Answer • The particular way in which a person takes in information

  12. Question 6 • What is a visual learner?

  13. Question 6-Answer • People who learn best by seeing, reading, and looking at images.

  14. Question 7 • What are auditory learners?

  15. Question 7- Answer • People who learn best by hearing and saying things out loud.

  16. Question 8 • What are tactile learners?

  17. Question 8-Answer • People who need to touch objects in order to learn about them.

  18. Question 9 • What are kinesthetic learners?

  19. Question 9-Answer • People who prefer to learn by doing and being active

  20. Question 10 • What are social learners?

  21. Question 10- Answer • People who prefer to learn with other people or in groups

  22. Question 11 • What is a mnemonic?

  23. Question 11- Answer • A strategy or trick for aiding memory

  24. Question 12 • What makes a design “pseudo-experimental”?

  25. Question 12-Answer • A study is pseudo-experimental when the variables are not manipulated and instead the experimenter is simply observing two naturally changing variables.

  26. Question 13 • A researcher develops a study that seeks to explain which group of students will do well in an introductory psychology course. The hypothesis of the study is that the attitude that students have toward studying in introductory psychology can be correlated with their final grades. The research design is a pseudo-experimental correlational study. What would need to be done to make the study a true experimental design?

  27. Question 13- Answer • To make the study a true experiment there would have to be two separate groups of students, one group where we controlled the study habits to reflect students who need to work for grades and one group where we controlled the study habits to reflect students who did not have to work for grades.

  28. Question 14 • What are the five things that every student needs to know to do well in any college course?

  29. Question 14- Answer • 1)One’s particular learning style • 2)How to read a textbook and take notes so it’s understandable the first time • 3)How to take notes during lectures • 4)How to study for exams • 5)How to write term papers

  30. Question 15 • What are the five kinds of learners?

  31. Question 15- Answer • Visual learners • Auditory learners • Tactile learners • Kinesthetic learners • Social learners

  32. Question 16 • What are the four types of learning styles?

  33. Question 16- Answer • Visual/verbal • Visual/nonverbal • Auditory • Tactile/kinesthetic

  34. Question 17 • List a study tip for Visual/verbal learners

  35. Question 17- Answer • Use different colors of highlighter for different sections of information in text or notes • Use flash cards or main points or key terms • Write out key information in whole sentences or phrases in your own words. • When looking at diagrams, write out a description. • Use sticky notes to remind yourself of key terms and information, and put them in the notebook or text or on a mirror that your use frequently. • Visualize spellings of words or facts to be remembered. • Rewrite things from memory. • Study alone in a quiet place.

  36. Question 18 • List a study tip for visual/nonverbal learners

  37. Question 18- Answer • Make flash cards with pictures or diagrams to aid recall of key concepts. • Make charts and diagrams and sum up information in tables. • Use different highlighter colors for different information but do symbols and diagrams as well as key terms and ideas. • Visualize charts, diagrams, and figures. • Redraw things from memory. • Study alone in a quiet place.

  38. Question 19 • List a study tip for auditory learners

  39. Question 19- Answer • Join or form a study group or find a study partner so that you can discuss concepts and ideas. • Talk out loud while studying or into a tape recorder that you can play back later. • Make speeches. • Tape the lectures. Take notes on the lecture sparingly, using the tape to fill in parts that you might have missed. • Read notes or text material into a tape recorder or get study materials on tape and play back while driving or doing other chores. • When learning something new, state the information in your own words, out loud or to a study partner.

  40. Question 20 • List a study tip for tactile/kinesthetic learners

  41. Question 20- Answer • Sit near the front of the classroom and take notes by jotting down key terms and making pictures or charts to help you remember what you are hearing. • When you study, read information out loud while walking back and forth. • Study with a friend. • While exercising, listen to tapes that you have made containing important information. • Write out key concepts on a large board or poster. • Make flash cards, using different colors and diagrams, and lay them out on a large surface. Practice putting them in order. • Make a 3-D model. • Spend extra time in the lab. • Go to outside areas such as a museum or historical site to gain information. • Trace letters and words to remember key facts. • Use musical rhythms, as memory aids, putting information to rhyme or a tune.

  42. Question 21 • What are the functions of the frontal lobe of the brain?

  43. Question 21- Answer • planning • -personality • -memory storage • -complex decision making

  44. Question 22 • How many lobes does the brain have?

  45. Question 22- Answer • four

  46. Question 23 • Where is the frontal lobe of the brain located?

  47. Question 23- Answer • In the front of the brain and includes everything in front of the central sulcus.

  48. Question 24 • What region of the brain is most commonly injured following mild to moderate traumatic brain injury?

  49. Question 24- Answer • The frontal lobes

  50. Question 25 • What does SQ3R stand for?

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