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Fact or Fiction? First Day Fun
Fact or Fiction? First Day Fun
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Developed for PSY 101 at the start of a course. Read statements and determine if true or false
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1
Personality tests are usually effective in measuring personality.
False
True
2
Children develop abstract thinking at about age 7.
True
False
3
Traumatic memories are often repressed and later recovered.
False
True
4
Venting helps you overcome anger
True
False
5
Mental illness is caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain
False
True
6
Most people can remember about 20 things for a short period of time.
False
True
7
Psychological and physical stress have similar effects on the body.
True
False
8
"Shock" therapy is effective and still used today
False
True
9
People dream on average around 4-6 times a night.
True
False
10
Too much sugar causes hyperactivity in children
True
False
11
"Brain training" will make you smarter
True
False
12
Adults in their sixties start to decline in their interest in sex.
False
True
13
Dreams possess symbolic meaning
False
True
14
Sexual motivation has a biological basis in humans.
True
False
15
The probability of obtaining help in an emergency increases as the number of bystanders increases.
True
False
16
We are more creative when we work in small groups or individually
False
True
17
Opposites attract
False
True
18
Psychiatrists attend medical school the same as your family physician or a surgeon.
True
False
19
1 in 5 Americans will experience mental health issues in a given year
False
True
20
We only use 10% of our brain
True
False
21
People are in touch with reality
False
True
22
We learn more effectively when taught via our preferred "learning style"
True
False
23
Environmental influences alone determine intelligence in people.
True
False
24
Half of all mental health disorders show first signs before a person turns 14 years old
True
False
25
Subliminal messages can change your behavior
False
True
26
Negative reinforcement means using punishment to change behavior.
True
False
27
Living together before marriage will result in a better marriage.
False
True
28
People who are married more than 20 years often show a romantic love orientation.
False
True
29
Sleep is a completely restful state of consciousness.
True
False
30
Children raised in similar ways have similar personalities
False
True
31
It's better to stick with your first impulse than go back and change multiple choice test answers
False
True
32
Sometimes people can perceive motion even when there is none.
False
True
33
Human memory is like a recording of what happened
True
False
34
Psychology is rooted in philosophy and physiology.
True
False
35
Schizophrenia is a disorder that results in a split personality.
False
True
