PSY100H1 Chapter Notes -Base Rate, Stereotype Threat, Affective Forecasting

8. Professor Smith told one class that drinking alcohol increases sexual desire. He told another class that drinking reduces sexual desire. The fact that neither class was surprised by the information illustrates the influence of a. intuition. b. preconceptions. c. critical thinking d. hindsight bias.

36. The neurotransmitter acetylcholine (Ach) is known to be involved in A) eating and sexual behaviour B) disordered thinking and emotions C) reducing pain D) memory and muscle activity E) mood, especially depression

11. During dinner one evening, Arial mentions that she just read in a popular magazine that a particular herbal substance improves memory. She's very excited about trying this supplement in hopes that it might improve her grades. Sitting across the table from her, Juan is skeptical. He begins to ask her about such things as the nature of the evidence regarding the herb's effectiveness and how big the memory improvement effect is supposed to be. Juan's behavior is most consistent with which of the following concepts discussed in the text? A) Gestalt psychology B) functionalism C) British empiricism D) critical thinking E) A & C are both correct