1. subliminal messages can
persuade people to buy
products
TRUE FALSE

2. most people use only 10% of
their available brain power
TRUE FALSE

3. “letting anger out” (e.g., by punching
a pillow) is psychologically
healthier than holding it in
TRUE FALSE

4. Romantic relationships obey the
adage, “birds of a feather…”
moreso than “opposites attract
“
TRUE FALSE

5. Listening to classical
music during development
makes kids smarter
TRUE FALSE

6. People can be classified as
“right-brained” or “left-
brained”
TRUE FALSE

7. Low Self–Esteem Is a Major Cause
of Psychological Problems
TRUE FALSE

8. ECT, or “shock therapy” can be an
effective treatment of last resort
for the severely depressed
TRUE FALSE

9. People with schizophrenia
have multiple personalities
TRUE FALSE

10. The defining feature of dyslexia is
reversAL OF letters and words
TRUE FALSE

11. INHERITED TRAITS ARE SUBJECT TO
CHANGE; “NATURE” CAN BE ALTERED
BY “NURTURE”
TRUE FALSE

12. HANDWRITING TELLS US ABSOLUTELY
NOTHING ABOUT PERSONALITY
TRUE FALSE

13. Happiness is determined more by
personality than by external
circumstances
TRUE FALSE

14. individuals commonly repress the
memories of traumatic experiences
TRUE FALSE

15. People’s Responses to Inkblots
Tell Us a Great Deal about
Their Personalities
TRUE FALSE

16. When Dying, People Pass
through a Universal Series of
Psychological Stages
TRUE FALSE

17. Individuals Can Learn Information,
like New Languages, while Asleep
TRUE FALSE

18. There is no such thing as
truly photographic memory
TRUE FALSE

19. researchers have demonstrated
that dreams have symbolic meaning
TRUE FALSE

20. students learn best when teaching
styles match their learning styles
TRUE FALSE