Psychology Answers

You just received a low mark for PYC1501 assignment and suddenly you feel discouraged. What kind of emotion are you experiencing?

1. Secondary emotion

2. Primary emotion

3. Positive emotion

4. Negative emotion

Question 10

Knowing how to ride a bicycle many years after you first learned to ride is an example of . . . memory.

1. semantic 2. procedural 3. explicit

4. episodic

Question 7

According to cognitive appraisal theory of emotion, which of the following options provides the correct sequence in the experience of an emotion?

1. Stimulation - arousal - cognitive appraisal - emotion

2. Stimulation - appraisal - differentiation of emotion - physiological arousal

3. Stimulation - arousal + appraisal - differentiation of emotion + behaviour

4. Stimulation - arousal - appraisal - emotion - appraisal - behaviour

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Question 8

Emotions are usually expressed in body language, whereby bodily gestures and facial expressions are used to show a variety of emotions. This is a . . . component of emotions.

1. physiological

2. psychological

3. cognitive-perceptual 4. behavioural

Question 5

What are the two main characteristics of a psychological test?

1. Reliability and mental age

2. Intelligence and validity

3. Validity and reliability

4. Creativity and intelligence

Question 6

Many researchers use four criteria to identify primary emotions. Which one of the following is not a criterion for identifying primary emotions?

1. Emotions must be evident only in human species

2. Emotions must be evident in all cultures

3. Emotions must be associated with distinct facial expressions

4. Emotions must contribute to the survival of the species

Question 3

Creative thinking consists of generating original, new and useful ideas. Which statement about creativity is incorrect?

1. Divergent thinking is associated with creativity

2. Creativity is associated with cognitive complexity

3. Creativity and intelligence are similar

4. Creative achievement is dependent on other factors, such as motivation, personality and

intelligence

Question 4

As a psychology student, Rose’s parents asked you to explain why Rose scored below average on intelligence test whereas her friend scored above average. Your explanation is based on the research finding that children who are least likely to obtain similar scores on intelligence test are children who have . . .

1. the same genetic composition and are raised in similar environments

2. different genetic compositions and are raised in the same environment

3. the same genetic composition and are raised in different environments

4. different genetic compositions and are raised in different environments

Question 1

Which one of the following statements is a possible explanation for the finding that highly creative people often do not perform well on traditional tests of intelligence?

1. Creativity and intelligence are unrelated abilities

2. Creative people are convergent thinkers

3. Performance on intelligence tests relies on convergent thinking

4. Creative people do not have above average intelligence

Question 2

According to Gardner’s theory, performance in intellectual tasks is determined by . . .

1. a general intellectual ability

2. unique specific abilities

3. multiple intelligences

4. contextual intelligence

As a public relations officer of the student representative council(SRC) at your university, you been tasked to compile a communication plan for a campaign that will be used to explain the role of the SRC to first year students. Choose any one of the communication models, explain how such a communication plan could be guided by your chosen model

You are the member of a local non-profit organization that aims to educate school children on the dangers of using drugs. The non-profit organization plans to use mass communication in one of its initiatives. Use the presentation to indicate why mass communications will be beneficial to get the messages of the non-profit organization campaigns across to school children (10)

As a student, explain one instance where you engaged in intra personal communications and one instance where you engaged in interpersonal communications in your studies. Which communication context helps you to generate brilliant ideas about your studies

Sipho jackson and his wife joy entered a competition to win a Mercedes A class worth R700000 from their nearest Dealer sipho sent 40 entries while joy sent in 10 entries the dealership administrators revealed that only 200 entries qualified. use this information to answer the following questions.

1. What is the probability that sipho will win first prize.

As the public relations officer for the National Department of Health, explain how you can use the system theory to ensure that all relevant internal and external stakeholders work together for the rollout of the second phase of the vaccination programme.