301
Social psychologists investigate areas such as: (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)
interpersonal relationships aggression stereotypes
To graduate with a BA from CSULB, you must have earned a minimum of ____ units.
120
Approximately __________% of recent graduates in the research-oriented subfields of psychology are employed full time in private sector and government positions (APA, 2011).
26
Match each of the following course assignments to their reason why they are so consequential to your final grade in the course. (Note: ALL answers must be correct to receive credit for this question.)
2__ Final Exam __1__ Course Procedures Quiz __3__ Verifying submission of my completed Major Project to the BeachBoard Dropbox by the due date/time __4__ Academic/Career Planning Assignment 1. This quiz explains our specific rules and your responsibilities in order to be successful in this course. 2. This quiz, taken in person, is the one time we are sure it is you doing the work in this class. 3. Failure to do this results in a course grade no higher than a D. 4. This written assignment must be submitted to earn an A or B in the course.
Assignments that are NOT graded by BeachBoard (for example, paper hard copy assignments due to the Black Box) will be graded:
3 - 4 weeks after the due date and a news announcement will be posted when points are available
Learning research (Wagner, Schober, & Spiel, 2008) has found that students had the best academic performance working on a variety of tasks in discrete (separate) ____ intervals.
30-minute
________ % of U. S. PhDs awarded between 2002 and 2012 were in the five research-intensive subfields of experimental, developmental, social, cognitive, and biopsychology.
33
A 35 point quiz has _____ questions.
35
What PSY course can you take to get course credit while doing psychology-related work at a local business, hospital, school, or other site?
405
____________ % of all recent graduates in research subfields of psychology are employed full-time in academic settings (APA, 2011).
68
___ % of all master's degrees granted in psychology in the U.S. are in the I/O subfield (APA, 2014).
9.7
According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2014), the estimated median income for a graduate with a degree in research-oriented psychology (i.e., psychologists not in clinical, counseling or I/O) is $________.
91,140
The goal of _________ research is to advance our understanding of some topics. The knowledge that this kind of research generates answers questions about how something works, and this knowledge typically sparks additional research.
Basic
CSULB has more than 300 student organizations for you to get involved in, and you can explore them on the ______ website.
BeachSync
Written assignments due in paper hard copy are submitted to the
Black Box
Undergraduate degree programs in psychology cover a broad scope of the field by ensuring all majors learn all of the following EXCEPT:
how to provide basic counseling skills to help others with their problems
Many college students notice that the transition from high school brings more rules for their academic work. In fact, the strictest aspect of most course structures is the _______ according to which the academic work must be completed.
schedule
If a student discovers that no credit has been received for work that was submitted, the student should:
send an email message to [email protected] within ONE week of the due date or grade posting.
According to the research on time management, _____ appears to play an important role in working efficiently (Strickland & Galimba, 2001).
setting personal goals
To keep up with all information and assignments in the course it is suggested that you check BeachBoard News announcements and email:
several times per week including a Monday and Tuesday
As an undergraduate, good preparation for graduate training in the research subfields of experimental, developmental social, cognitive, and biopsychology begins with your being highly successful and enjoyingcourses in: (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)
statistics research methods seminars in experimental design
The single best source for of information about psychology graduate programs is:
the APA Graduate Study in Psychology guide.
If you must miss a quiz:
you can make up missing points by doing one or more of the Extra Credit assignments
In high school, teachers bear much of the responsibility for their students' learning. In college, however, professors organize and facilitate the course, while you are largely responsible for actively engaging in your own learning. This expectation for students to independently direct their own learning is why:
you spend fewer hours in college classes than in high school
All departments handle prerequisites differently. In the psychology department, you can take a psychology course without the prerequisites.
False
Background Information: Postdoctoral training occurs immediately after finishing a doctoral program. It often involves developing independent research while sharing the laboratory facilities of an established faculty member. A typical "postdoc" position lasts a few years.
False
Late work is accepted in PSY 301.
False
Research shows there is strong positive correlation between hours spent studying and grades earned (i.e., studying longer results in better grades).
False
Some assignments have minimum score requirements for particular grades. For instance, you must earn 195 on the major project to get an A in PSY 301. (THESE FIRST TWO STATEMENTS ARE TRUE.) Given those facts, is it true or false that, if you do not meet one of the minimum grade requirements, you can apply extra credit points to the grade of that specific assignment?
False
Students can send email through BeachBoard in PSY 301.
False
The first step for organizing a literature review paper is to begin to identify and locate potential sources of information.
False
Most of the follow are TRUE about organizing literature review papers. Which one is NOT true?
It is a common experience that students struggle with the small number of sources that are available.
College professors rely heavily on ______ as the primary organizing element of a course.
a syllabus
How much time should you plan on spending on 301 work each week?
about 6 to 8 hours per week
One reason college campuses are great places to be is because they are loaded with services designed to help students succeed, available mostly for free or for a nominal fee. Check them out at CSULB, and use them to your advantage!! Just to name a few, campuses provide students with services for: (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)
academic advising career development counseling disability support tutoring writing assistance
The best way to find internships and other out-of-class experiences is to:
actively seek them out on your own
You can drop by the Psychology Resource Office (PRO) in room PSY 206 for
- Questions about the Psychology Department Resources -Graduate School in Psychology resources -Help finding a job with a BA in Psychology resources -PSY 301 help -Course syllabi from Psychology courses
An extensive amount of learning research has revealed that there are right ways and wrong ways to study. The research clearly shows that the most effective way to learn information is by "spaced practice" which is the EXACT OPPOSITE of ______.
cramming__
Questions or comments for the instructors regarding PSY 301 MUST be sent to:
The amount of material students are assigned to read in their courses dramatically increases in college. Which of the following are important techniques for boosting reading comprehension? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)
-Link the topics you are reading to knowledge you already possess -Examine major topics to be covered (e.g., a chapter outline) before reading -Generate a list of questions about the topics that you want to cover -Quiz yourself about the major topics after you finish reading
If you plan on going to graduate school in psychology, you should plan on taking specific courses, including: (check all that apply)
-PSY 310 Intermediate Statistics, 411 Experimental Design & Analysis, and 412 Multivariate Statistics PSY 314 -Psychological Assessment -PSY 499 (Independent Study credit doing research with a faculty member)
Being a successful student requires you to appreciate which of the following (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)?
-That everyone at CSULB wants you to succeed -You might find it takes more effort to make friends here than at other (smaller) schools -That you have to work more independently on your studies than you might have before -That you have to be more self-motivated than ever before
If you were looking for opportunities for research experience, where could you look?
-The Faculty Research Areas section of the Psychology department website -In the Psychology Resource Office (Room 206) -By asking faculty you've taken classes with about openings in their research labs
Academic success in college is largely based on your ability to learn new information and master new skills. Research in cognitive psychology has taught us that learning is maximized when the information to be learned is: (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)
-rehearsed and reviewed repeatedly over time -reduced to meaningful and manageable units -actively processed
A core part of your education as an undergraduate and graduate student in psychology will include training in: (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)
-research methodology -statistics
Two factors that are known to impact academic performance, and which you have considerable control over, are: (CHECK TWO BELOW)
-sleep -stress
PSY 241- Psychobiology is required for:
-taking PSY 331, 332, 333 and all the other Group 1 psychology courses -psychology major requirements for graduation
Being involved in the Psychology Student Association (PSA) and/or Psi Chi Psychology Honor Society: (check all that apply)
-welcome everyone to their regular meetings -provides opportunities for you to meet fellow students and faculty at their meetings -allows you to enjoy guest speakers and find out about professional opportunities at their meetings -looks good on future graduate school and job applications
According to the Psych Major Handbook, your professional goals should determine the courses you should take for your BA. For students interested in Social Psychology, all of the following courses are recommended EXCEPT:
Abnormal Psychology
A student named Sarah Alexander who has a question for the instructors should use which of the subject headers on her email?
Alexander, Sarah - question
As a student, it is useful for you to have "test-wiseness" - namely, the ability to use features of a test to improve your scores. Some common test-wise strategies are which of the following? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)
Always look over the exam before starting to develop a plan for working through all items. Be alert for key words in questions (e.g., except, not, all, but). Recognize patterns on a specific professor's test (e.g., "none of the above" is never correct). Eliminate options you are sure are incorrect by physically removing them from consideration.
One of the following statements about the services that PRO Guides provide to PSY 301 students is nottrue. Identify the false statement.
Any PRO Guide will be able to help you with all of the assignments, because all PRO Guides have completed PSY 301 and the course does not change from semester to semester.
According to the Psychology Major Handbook, Professor Zavala earned his PhD from:
Arizona State.
If you are confused about an assignment, you could do any of the following EXCEPT
Ask any PRO Guide or the receptionist in the psychology office for help.
Where should you click to find the 301 required assignments? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)
Click on Content then scroll down to Assignments Clicking on the 301 Course Home and then finding the bookmark to Assignments
According to the Psych Major Handbook, your professional goals should determine the courses you should take for your BA. For students interested in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, all of the following courses are recommended EXCEPT:
Clinical Interviewing
Research shows that adopting an internal or external locus of control has measurable consequences. Which of the following statements best describes what we know from that research?
College students with an external locus of control experience greater stress and higher rates of substance abuse, while students with an internal locus of control experience greater academic achievement.
According to the Psychology Major Handbook, the Psychology Department has master's graduate degree programs in all of the following, EXCEPT:
Counseling.
Currently, the Chair of the psychology department is:
Dr. Sherry Span
When submitting more than one assignment to the Black Box at the same time (such as Assignments 15 and 16), it is okay to staple both assignments together.
False. If you staple two assignments together, you will NOT receive credit for the second assignment.
To help you identify the course assistants when they are holding office hours in room 206D of the Psychology Resource Office (PRO), they will be wearing _______ (insert color) name tags. Therefore, PSY 301 students should only ask people wearing that color name tag for PSY 301 help while in PRO.
Green
According to the Psychology Major Handbook, the prerequisites for PSY 337 (Psychology of Happiness) are:
PSY 100, 220, and 241
Because employers value writing skills highly, being able to write well can really set you ahead of the competition when it's time to apply for jobs. Writing is highly valued in the undergraduate psychology major, so this is the time to polish your skills. Three of the following are suggested steps for enhancing your success in adjusting to the writing demands of academic work in psychology. Which one is NOT?
Psychology as a discipline believes that practice makes perfect, and undergraduates are required to write a great deal so that they will eventually produce excellent papers on their first attempt that need no revision.
Which of the following best represents appropriate and professional viewpoints regarding the research and applied areas of psychology?
Research and applied areas of psychology are intertwined, and it is unwise to separate the two.
Psych Day is an event that occurs during ______ semester
Spring
College assignments usually require extensive writing. There are several strategies that help you to be successful across many varieties of writing assignments. What are those successful strategies? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)
Start early, because good writing requires time. Draft your written assignment and revise it repeatedly. Break large written assignments into independent stages.
A study by Kleykamp, Jennings, Sams, Weaver, and Eissenberg (2008) investigated the effectiveness of nicotine patches in helping individuals stop smoking. Which of the following accurately describes one finding from this biopsychological study?
Symptoms that smokers experience when they do not smoke are only partially based on nicotine withdrawal.
Which group of psychology courses are open to Psychology majors only? (Meaning you must be declared as a psychology major to take these courses)
The 400-level courses
Why is it necessary to earn a minimum number of points on the project and the final exam to earn an A or B or C in the course, even if the total points accumulated are more than needed for that letter grade?
The instructors feel the project is one of the most important assignments in the course. There is more control over who has contributed to (and completed) the project and the final exam than there is for many of the quizzes. The final is a better reflection of what the student has retained than are individual quizzes that can be completed by guessing and repeating the quiz until the desired points are obtained.
All of the following are places to find Volunteer opportunities: at PRO (in the Career Resource Room), at SLD (Student Life and Development), and at ASI (Associated Students, Inc.).
True
Almost every college student at some point procrastinates, and over half of them engage in systematic procrastination that leads to academic problems.
True
Because all psychologists are trained in how to design research, gather data, and analyze results, research-based careers occur in every subfield of the discipline, including clinical and counseling psychology.
True
Experimental psychologists' research skills are general enough to be applied to a variety of topics.
True
It is necessary to earn at least 135 points on the major project in order to get a C in the class, even if you have enough overall points to get a C (or better) grade.
True
One of the psychology-related student organizations at CSULB is called Active Minds.
True
Psi Chi is the honor society in Psychology
True
The College of Liberal Arts Advising Center (ATLAS) is in PH1 Room 104. ATLAS is open Monday-Friday, and you can drop in or make an appointment to see them about Psychology major requirements, GE requirements, units, GPAs, or other majors and minors in the College of Liberal Arts. ATLAS does all the academic advising for psychology students.
True
The Psychology Department has over 1500 psychology majors/minors.
True
To enroll in PSY 499 (Independent Study), you must have a faculty member who agrees to supervise your work as a research assistant.
True
With decreased time spent in the class, professors are less available than your teachers were in high school, but professors form very strong mentoring relationships with outstanding students who show interest in working with them on their research or teaching.
True
You can submit an assignment to the Black Box at any date or time when PRO is open, as long as it is before the due date and time. For example, you could submit an assignment one, two, three (or more) days before the assignment's due date. (Assignments become available 3 weeks before they are due).
True
You should post your PSY 301 Assignment Schedule somewhere you can see it every day.
True
As a subfield of psychology, I/O psychology is primarily interested in all of the following topics EXCEPT:
What aspects of a salesperson's behavior influences the customer's decisions the most?
Which of the following are TRUE regarding the submission of work to the BeachBoard Dropbox? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)
You must submit your Dropbox work as a Word document with .doc or .docx file type ONLY. If your Dropbox file for the major project is not formatted as a .doc or .docx file, you will get a D or F grade in the PSY 301 course. The Course Procedures document explains the steps for checking that your Dropbox file can be read by Turnitin.
Research from the National Center for Education Statistics indicates that only ____ percent of high school seniors in the United States are proficient writers
_27_
Many students utilize the input and advice of their peers as their primary source of information about their major, but students sometimes share such information in ways that dramatize and exaggerate ---
___reality___
Your text reminds you to keep in mind two important things about master's level programs in the research subfields. They are that: (CHECK TWO BELOW)
a master's degree in a research subfield is not enough to make you a psychologist a master's degree may make your application to a doctoral program more attractive
You must file a request to graduate (using the form found online at the enrollment services website):
after you have 90 units completed and before the enrollment services deadline for your semester of graduation.
The final exam will be given
all of the above
Although most developmental psychologists focus on research careers, increasing numbers of them are pursuing ________ endeavors, such as designing a program to address language delays in preschoolers and assessing its effectiveness in various settings.
applied
The goal of ______ research is to use existing knowledge for a specific purpose, typically solving a real-world problem.
applied
Research has repeatedly surveyed psychology undergraduates and faculty regarding their expectations about what psychology majors should learn (Gaither & Butler, 2005; McGovern & Hawks, 1986). Although there is much overlap in the views of undergraduates and faculty, students and faculty disagree strongly in their expectation about:
applied skills like therapy - students expect this as a core part of the undergraduate degree while faculty do not
In college, organizational skills are essential because assignments:
are usually more labor intensive and you have less time to complete them
According to the description of PSY 427 in the Psychology Major Handbook, Human Factors is the systematic application of psychological principles to the (INSERT ONE WORD) of person-machine systems.
design
A study investigating long-term effects of stress on the body would most likely be conducted by a __________ researcher.
biopsychological
Assignments to be submitted to the Black Box in the Psychology Resource Office (PRO - in room PSY 206D) are due:
by 3:00 PM of the due date.
One of the most helpful strategies you can undertake to ensure your success in and progression through the psychology major is to:
carefully plan how you will go about completing your degree requirements
Students who gravitate to psychology believing it to be a relatively easy route to a bachelor's degree often:
caught off guard by the academic rigor of the major
"How do a variety of factors in a learning environment (like multimedia-based instruction and rehearsal schedules) affect human learning?" is a question a(n) __________ psychologist would ask. (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)
cognitive experimental developmental social
To receive an A in the course, you need to:
complete this Course Procedures Quiz with a score of 30 or better earn at least 210 of 300 possible points on the final exam complete all sections and subsections of the major project earn at least 195 points on the major project submit the academic/career planning assignment
Graduates with bachelor's degrees who are interested in the research subfields often find rewarding work as a research assistant for institutions or private companies. Their responsibilities usually include all of the following EXCEPT:
designing the purpose and methods of research projects
Because of its interests in topics such as attention, perception, memory, reasoning, and language, cognitive psychology has recently:
developed more connections to other disciplines, such as education and computer science
Dr. Balaban from Eastern Oregon University describes the process of research. As an undergraduate research assistant, you would be LEAST likely to gain expertise in which of the following skills:
developing your own research studies
The research-intensive nature of the graduate training in the research subfields allows doctoral programs in these areas to offer students substantial financial support. Typically, these doctoral students:
do not pay tuition and are paid to do research or teach
This document is a graph depicting median weekly salaries and rates of unemployment across persons of various education levels (Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2014). A college education should be valuable to you in many ways, but certainly one practical value of it can be measured in terms of financial gain. The 2014 graph shows that, as compared to a high school graduate, a college graduate with a bachelor's degree:
earns, on average, $433 more per week and is about half as likely to be unemployed
Although fewer in number than doctoral programs, master's programs exist in the research subfields, the largest number in:
experimental
If you want prompt (within 48 hours) feedback to a question submitted via email, you should send it:
from Monday morning to Thursday noon
Psychologists in academic settings serve many roles. These roles include: (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)
generating new knowledge through research teaching undergraduate students supervising graduate student research overseeing research conducted by other professionals supervising undergraduate research
Developmental psychologists view development from a ______ perspective.
global
After the due date/time, you can only review quizzes you had taken before the due date. You review past quizzes by:
going to the quiz on the Quizzes tab on BeachBoard and clicking on Submissions.
Gaining experience outside of the classroom provides many benefits including: (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)
greater maturity regarding your academic and career goals knowledge and skills that cannot be developed through in-class coursework a new perspective about possible career paths
The primary goal of graduate training in experimental, developmental, social, cognitive, and biopsychology is to ensure that all graduates:
have the knowledge and skills to conduct their own independent research
Biopsychologists are interested in: (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)
how biological systems affect behavior the impact of medications on behavior how behavior affects biological systems the impact of disease processes on behavior
Indicate which of the following situations are appropriate to bring to the course assistants. You should visit a course assistant . . . . . (Check all that apply.) (All answers must be correct to receive credit.)
if you need clarification about the meaning of the instructions for an assignment if you feel overwhelmed and want someone to help you set up a plan to manage your time
Regarding test taking, there are numerous research studies that suggest when student change their answers on a multiple-choice item, on average they ______ their score.
improve
When performing literature searches, results of searches are best examined:
in chronological order, with most recent first
Successful psychology majors must be able to tolerate the ambiguity and uncertainty that comes with the expected degree of _______ learning required during undergraduate study.
independent_
One of the biggest adjustments that must be made when adjusting to college revolves around the academic environment. Compared to most students' high school experiences, the information that is learned in college and the degree to which it is learned, is largely dependent upon their own
initiative
Master's programs in the research subfields prepare you to either seek employment that utilizes your training or pursue a doctoral degree. The best indication of which of these a specific program will prepare you to do is to:
inquire about what recent graduates of the program are currently doing
PSY 301 is a course that: (check all that apply)
is created for psychology majors provides information for getting the most out of your undergrad education offers lots of extra credit uses the resources in the Psychology Resource Office (PSY 206) for some assignments
For most BeachBoard quizzes (all except the GRE quizzes and the final exam):
it is OK to refer to course materials while answering questions. you may retake the quizzes as many times as you want during the time the quizzes are available. all questions are objectively scored by BeachBoard. it is possible to lose work if you save your work but do NOT submit it before the due date/time.
According to the Psychology Major Handbook, the Student Learning Outcomes for the Psychology Department include all of the following, EXCEPT:
knowledge of important historical persons in psychology.
There is a sizable body of research to show that improved academic performance is related to taking notes:
particularly when students add their own ideas
There are several strategies you can incorporate into your approach to the academic work in the psychology major that will improve your chances of success in adjusting to the type of learning that is required. These include: (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY
learning to ask for help when you need it, but not before you put forth a concerted effort making it a top priority to stay up to date with your academic work working to combat any misleading expectations you have for passive learning in your courses
According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2014) median salary estimates, it is most financially profitable for a recent bachelor's degree graduate working in research-oriented psychology to become a(n) _________.
market research analyst
Surveys of undergraduate psychology majors reveal that:
new majors are often surprised to learn that research and statistics will be a priority in their psychology courses
There are many different Extra Credit assignments available during the semester. Each student may earn:
no more than 160 points of Extra Credit
Unlike other methods of gaining knowledge such as personal experience, research uses methods and techniques specifically designed to ensure that the knowledge gained is _______.
objective
Planning your courses and timely progress toward your degree requires that you: (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)
obtain the exact requirements for earning your psychology degree at CSULB develop a plan that respects prerequisites as well as other commitments on your time plan your college coursework for every semester, all the way to graduation
Instructions for Extra Credit can be found:
on BeachBoard, under Content, then Extra Credit.
The academic environment of college classrooms requires that you are:
open and tolerant of diverse points of view
In all settings where research psychologists work (academic, government, and private sector), research careers will carry specific expectations for:
productivity
In 2013, the APA developed and revised very explicit guidelines about the nature of academic work for the undergraduate psychology major. Some of these 10 guidelines are: (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)
professional development scientific inquiry and critical thinking ethical and social responsibility in a diverse world communication skills knowledge base in psychology
Psychology majors sometimes struggle needlessly to overcome challenges in their academic work instead of taking advantage of many valuable resources. Perhaps the greatest resources students have at their disposal are the _____. HINT: INSERT ONE WORD
professors
Finally, one more tip for succeeding in the psychology major - get involved! There are often guest speakers, events, and meetings of organizations, for example __ __, the International Honor Society in Psychology.
psi chi_
You will face academic challenges in your psychology major that, if you successfully overcome them, make your academic work worthy of a degree in a field. Of all your choices for how you might respond to these challenges, we hope you aspire to overcome them by:
putting forth effort to meet these challenges and, in so doing, acquire valuable skills and knowledge that represent a psychology degree
One lesson that you will learn from psychology research is that results of studies are only as valid as the methods used to conduct that research. A Methods section is like a "recipe" of how to conduct the study, and every detail matters. In the social psychology research example described in detail in your text (Goff, Jackson, DiLeone, Culotta, & DiTomasso, 2014), differences in the way adults perceive children may be based on _______, beginning when the child in question is around the age of 10.
race
A good way for you to gain additional understanding of careers in research within psychology is to _______.
read the research literature
An explanatory style refers to your beliefs about what causes the positive and negative events in your life. A student with an internal locus of control would likely explain a poor grade she received on a written assignment by:
recognizing her own shortcomings in preparing the paper
Hands-on _______ experience is essential for any undergraduate student who is considering graduate training in a research-oriented subfield of psychology.
research
As compared to high school, the difficulty of the academic work increases significantly in college. This increase in difficulty takes the forms of: (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)
the amount of material you are expected to learn can be extensive the expectation that students will demonstrate purposeful and reflective thinking about the material understanding the material in greater depth as topics are covered in more detail professors assigning and expecting work to be completed at an advanced level
Several difficulties common among psychology majors relate to understanding the scientific basis of the discipline. These difficulties are described in all of the following EXCEPT:
the lack of opportunities to practice scientific skills in their courses
When submitting written assignments, it is NOT acceptable:
to do any of the above
The questions on the final exam are taken from the quizzes. To do well on the final exam you should do all of the following EXCEPT:
try to read all of the course materials when you are studying for the final
Consider the discussion about class attendance. While in class, resist the temptation to passively occupy your seat: you should speak up, ask for clarification, and _____
volunteer__
