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PSYCHOLOGY 280B PREPARATION FOR MID-TERM # 1

PSYCHOLOGY 280B PREPARATION FOR MID-TERM # 1 Exam covers all of chapters 1-3, plus the pages of chapter 16 indicated in the course outline Format is multiple choice (40 points) and short answer (10 points) – 50 points total Multiple choice questions cover both text and lecture

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PSYCHOLOGY 280B PREPARATION FOR MID-TERM # 1

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  1. PSYCHOLOGY 280B • PREPARATION FOR MID-TERM # 1 • Exam covers all of chapters 1-3, plus the pages of chapter 16 indicated in the course outline • Format is multiple choice (40 points) and short answer (10 points) – 50 points total • Multiple choice questions cover both text and lecture • Each multiple choice question is worth 1 point

  2. Breakdown of 40 Multiple Choice Questions

  3. PSYCHOLOGY 280B • Sample multiple choice question – factual • This individual’s campaign to improve conditions for persons with mental illness resulted in the opening of 32 state and provincial psychiatric hospitals. • Phillipe Pinel • Dorthea Dix • Benjamin Rush • William Tuke

  4. PSYCHOLOGY 280B • Sample multiple choice question – conceptual • Hippocrates’ greatest contribution to psychology was: • Separating the causes of madness into medical and magical • Being the father of psychoanalysis • Emphasizing the natural causes of mental illness • Proving the value of leading a healthy lifestyle for the prevention of madness

  5. PSYCHOLOGY 280B • Sample multiple choice question – application • If you lived in a society that explained changes in the weather as being influenced by the gods, you would likely view madness as caused by • Demonic possession • Brain dysfunction • Weakness of character • Irrational thoughts

  6. PSYCHOLOGY 280B • Short answer questions • There are 6 short answer questions and you must write on 5 of them • Each question is worth 2 points • The short answer questions emphasize the lecture a bit more than the text • I expect your answers to the short answer to be short, really! You can use point form, and a few sentences will do for each question

  7. PSYCHOLOGY 280B Sample short answer questions 1. Describe 2 of the criteria for abnormality and provide an example of each 2. List, in the correct order, the 5 stages of development proposed by Freud. Describe each stage.

  8. PSYCHOLOGY 280B • The exam • Please bring a pencil for completing the scannable forms • Take a seat; if you have form A, make sure the person sitting next to you has form B and vice versa (there are 2 test forms)

  9. PSYCHOLOGY 280B • The exam • Complete the information on the scannable forms as instructed on the cover page of the exam – DO NOT OMIT YOUR STUDENT ID OR OMIT OR PUT DOWN THE INCORRECT FORM (A OR B)! • Wait until I give you the signal to start

  10. PSYCHOLOGY 280B • The exam • You have 80 minutes for the exam • I suggest you spend no more than 1 minute per multiple choice question (40 minutes max) • I suggest you spend no more than 4 minutes per short answer question (20 minutes max)

  11. PSYCHOLOGY 280B • The exam • This will give you 20 minutes to check your answers, if you wish • Keep your eyes on your paper or straight ahead and don’t wear a baseball-type cap with a bill please (or put the hat on backwards)

  12. PSYCHOLOGY 280B • The exam • This mid-term is worth 20% of your final mark • Study hard! • Relax and breathe deeply when you are in your seat and waiting for the exam to start • Good luck!

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