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Psychological Literacy Questions and Answers (Q&A)

Can subliminal messages not persuade people to purchase product?
John Smith
Answered: Apr 19, 2024
True

Its hard enough for advertisers to impress people with blatant images let alone when they are barely detectable. Similarly, the band Judas Priest gained publicity through claims that...Read More

1 Answer

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Do psychiatric hospital admissions and crimes increase during full moons?
Psychliteracy
Answered: Apr 19, 2024
False

Whilst you can probably see a bit better when you go out on a full moon, you are not more likely to get murdered, be in a car accident or be bitten by a rabid dog. Researchers have...Read More

2 Answers

393 views
Most people only use about 10% of their brains
Psychliteracy
Answered: Apr 19, 2024
False

Who wouldnt want to believe that we all have 90% of untapped brain potential in us all? Unfortunately, this is not the case. Research indicates that pretty much all of our brain is...Read More

1 Answer

349 views
Subliminal messages cannot persuade people to purchase products.
Psychliteracy
Answered: Apr 19, 2024
True

Its hard enough for advertisers to impress people with blatant images let alone when they are barely detectable. Similarly, the band Judas Priest gained publicity through claims that...Read More

1 Answer

332 views
It’s better to express anger to others than to hold it in.
Psychliteracy
Answered: Apr 19, 2024
False

Even though most people believe relieving anger is healthier than bottling it up, you are only more likely to get angry as a result. The catharsis belief that you feel better after...Read More

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328 views
Individuals tend to repress memories of traumatic experiences.
Psychliteracy
Answered: Apr 19, 2024
False

If you were abducted by an alien, research indicates that you would be likely to remember it. The concept of repressed memories, or dissociative amnesia, can be traced to Sigmund...Read More

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248 views
Is it true that most people use about 10% of their brains only?
Psychliteracy
Answered: Apr 19, 2024
False

Who wouldnt want to believe that we all have 90% of untapped brain potential in us all? Unfortunately, this is not the case. Research indicates that pretty much all of our brain is...Read More

2 Answers

246 views
Men and women communicate in completely different ways.
Psychliteracy
Answered: Apr 19, 2024
False

Men are not from Mars and women are definitely not from Venus. By using Cohens d statistic, which determines how large the difference between groups is, relative to the variability...Read More

1 Answer

243 views
If self esteem and school grades are highly positively correlated then increasing your self-esteem would result in an increase in your school grades.
Psychliteracy
Answered: Apr 19, 2024
False

If only it was that easy! A correlation exists when two variables are related to each other. A positive correlation in this instance means that high scores on a self-esteem scale are...Read More

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