Hiram is going to work for his father’s business but wants to study psychology first in preparation for his career. He plans to improve the business by assessing ways to help the employees be more productive. This includes creating evaluation methods, minimizing accidents, and ways to improve the working environment. Which field of psychology should Hiram pick?

Nicky notices that the less time she spends watching Netflix series, the better grade she gets on an exam. Which of the following is a possible correlation coefficient for this relationship?

Brenda goes to Starbucks and uses her Starbucks app to pay for her coffee when thirsty and drowsy. With each purchase, she receives Starbucks star and when she accumulates 40 stars, she can exchange her Starbucks stars for a coffee of her choice. In this example, the Starbucks stars are ____________ and the coffee is a ______________. 

Trisha decided to travel around the United Kingdom because they speak her first language (English). However, Trisha quickly realizes that although they are speaking the same language, she can’t understand them. This is most likely because people in the United Kingdom speak in different _________.

Brenda goes to lunch at Taco Bell for the first time and orders a chalupa. Shortly after finishing her meal, she starts vomiting violently. Although her symptoms were due to a stomach virus, she avoids eating chalupas thereafter. Her avoidance of chalupas can be explained by _________________.

Amina’s girlfriend has bright blue hair. One day, she finds out that her girlfriend cheated on her and she feels sad and betrayed. After that, she feels angry any time she sees a girl with blue hair. Amina’s reaction after seeing any girl with blue hair demonstrates _________________.

The final exam for a course has been scheduled in a different classroom. The instructor notices that students performed significantly worse on the final exam than they did on previous exams. As a strong advocate for ______________, the instructor asks the department to schedule the final exam in the same classroom in the future.

Faye has been playing the piano for 15 years. Recently she decided to learn how to play the accordion, which has a keyboard similar to a piano on one side. When playing the accordion, her hands are mimicking her previously learned piano hand positions. This is due to __________.

Alberto wants to try some new foods. His friend Maya is taking Psych 101 and gives him some suggestions about gustatory perception. Which of the following suggestions are not true?

Jamie made a few correct guesses on questions during her last exam, so she wore her lucky hat during the next test because she believes it improves her guessing accuracy. In reality, her hat does not affect the success of her guesses at all. Jamie’s mistaken belief is an example of a(n) _____.