Psychology Exam 1

Your friend is an emergency room nurse. She tells you the ER is always more busy when there is a full moon; she claims it is because unstable people are more affected by the moon's gravity. to evaluate her claim, you should understand that A. The moon has more gravity when it full B. Her direct experience of the phenomenon is important evidence C. It is the quality of moonlight that affects unstable people, not the increased gravity D. Correlation is not causation

D. Correlation is not causation The fact that two variables are correlated doesn't necessarily mean that one causes the other.

The police have arrested a suspect in an assault case and the victim has agreed to look at the line up to see if he can identify the person who attacked him. Lou, a police psychologist, is advising the detectives on the most accurate way to put together a line up. He recommends that they use a A. Subsequent line up B. Segregated line up C. Simultaneous lineup D. Sequential line up

D. Sequential line up- research shows that sequential lines- those in which victims view each person individually and then decide whether he or she was the perpetrator of the crime- are generally more accurate than simultaneous lineups. Pg. 36

When evaluating popular beliefs, we can distinguish between metaphysical claims and pseudoscientific claims because metaphysical claims A. can be proven scientifically B. Cannot be tested and therefore lie outside the realm of science C. Are pseudoscientific claims that have been proven true D. Indicate that the person who holds them is very spiritual

B. Cannot be tested and therefore lie outside of the realm of science.