28 January 2015
International Undergraduate Program in English
Final Exam for Introduction to Psychology
Prof. J. Lauwereyns
INSTRUCTIONS
Please answer FOUR of the six questions listed below.
Write your answers on separate sheets for each question.
Be sure to put your name on each sheet.
Feel free to draw figures to support your explanations.
There is no word or page limit, but “short & clear” is better than “long & messy”.
QUESTIONS
1. Is Psychology a scientific discipline? Discuss.
2. Discuss an example of a statistical interaction.
3. Briefly explain the feature-integration theory of attention.
4. Discuss the “Recognition by Components” theory by Biederman.
5. What do we know about dopamine neurons and reward?
6. Explain the basics of the drive reduction hypothesis.
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