PSY 200

Essay Questions for Exam #1

Prepare the following essay questions for exam #1  I will randomly select 2 of these questions for the actual exam, so you should be prepared to answer any of them. 

1.  Design an experiment to test whether alcohol consumption influences people's tendency to become socially aggressive.  Be sure to specify your experimental hypothesis and identify your dependent and independent variables, as well as your experimental and control conditions.  Identify any experimental procedures that would help to ensure the validity of your research.

2.  After a mild stroke, Mr. McGeorge showed some signs of aphasia.  What pattern of symptoms wuld lead you to believe the damage occurred primarily in (a) Broca's area, (b) Wernicke's area, (c) the angular gyrus?

3.  Describe three mnemonic devices that would enable you to remember the following list of grocery items: milk, eggs, margarine, oranges, rhubarb, ice cream, eggplant, and sausage.  Explain why each would be effective.