PSY107
Timed Online Assignment – January Semester 2021
Introduction to Psychology 1
Tuesday, 18 May 2021
4:00 pm – 6:30 pm
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Time allowed: 2.5 hours
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INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS:
1. This Timed Online Assignment (TOA) contains THREE (3) questions and comprises
FOUR (4) pages (including cover page).
2. You must answer ALL questions.
3. If you have any queries about a question, or believe there is an error in the question,
briefly explain your understanding and assumptions about that question before attempting
it.
4. You MUST submit your answers via Canvas (similar to TMA submission) at the end
time of this TOA (as stated on this cover page). The 15 minutes grace period as shown
on Canvas is strictly meant for technical issues encountered during submission.
Thereafter, you will not be able to submit your answers and you will be considered as
having withdrawn from the course. No appeal will be allowed.
5. Your submission should consist of only one file and must not exceed 500MB in size.
The file must be a Microsoft Word file saved in .docx format. All answers are to be typed.
Flowcharts and graphs may be scanned or photographed and embedded in the Word file
provided it does not exceed the file size limit of 500MB. Images of handwritten answers
will not be marked.
6. To prevent plagiarism and collusion, your submission will be reviewed by Turnitin. The
Turnitin report will only be made available to the marker and you will not be able to view
it.
7. The University takes plagiarism and collusion seriously, and your Turnitin report will be
examined thoroughly as part of the marking process.
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Answer ALL questions.
Question 1
In less than 100 words for each concept, generate your own example, and use your own
words to briefly define and describe the following:
[Note: Do not copy text and/or examples from the textbook or internet sources.]
a) Biological perspective
(5 marks)
b) Placebo effect
(5 marks)
c) Olfactory memories
(5 marks)
d) Motor cortex
(5 marks)
e) Sensory adaptation
(5 marks)
f) Misattribution
(5 marks)
g) Procedural memory
(5 marks)
h) Cognitive maps
(5 marks)
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Question 2
The photograph below is a 2-dimensional picture, yet you are able to perceive depth as if it
were 3-dimensional.
a) Apply these four monocular cues to discuss how depth perception is achieved in the
picture above: relative size, interposition, relative brightness (light and shadow), and
texture gradient.
(15 marks)
b) In addition to monocular cues that help us to perceive depth in 2-dimensional pictures, we
also apply Gestalt laws of perceptual organisation to make sense of pictures. Explain how
these three Gestalt principles can be applied to make sense of the picture above: law of
proximity, law of similarity, and law of continuity.
(15 marks)
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Question 3
Jade always did very well in school. She has recently graduated and started working, but
despite her academic brilliance, she is struggling because she hasn’t been able to “fit in” at
her workplace. She finds it hard to estimate how much time she needs to complete her
assignments and often overcommits to different tasks at work. In the short time that she has
been working, Jade has already developed a reputation for being insensitive, and also for
being very difficult to work with in a group. Jade’s former classmate, Emma, never did as
well as Jade in school, but was popular and was known for her track and field prowess.
Although she dropped out of school early, Emma is now a successful entrepreneur who has
won several awards for innovative solutions to everyday problems people face in various
fields.
a) Robert Sternberg’s triarchic theory of intelligence describes intelligence as comprising
three independent abilities – analytical intelligence, practical intelligence, and creative
intelligence. Discuss how Jade and Emma demonstrate the different aspects of
Sternberg’s theory of intelligence.
(15 marks)
b) Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences proposes that there are at least eight
separate forms of intelligence. How would Gardner explain the different intelligences
Jade and Emma demonstrate?
(15 marks)
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