PSYC 110N WEEK 1 TO WEEK 8 COURSE
ASSIGNMENTS COMPREHENSIVE
ASSESSMENT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Apophenia. Answer: Over-detect patterns and connections among
unrelated of random phenomena
◉ Bandwagon Fallacy. Answer: error of assuming that a claim is
correct just because many people believe it
◉ Ad Hominem or against the man fallacy. Answer: uses irrelevent
personal biases about opponents
◉ False Dichotomy/Either-Or Fallacy. Answer: Claims that
conclusion is one of only two options. Since one option is incorrect,
the other wins by default.
◉ False Compromise Fallacy. Answer: Assuming that, given two
sides, the truth must lie in the middle.
◉ Circular Reasoning. Answer: Basing a claim on the same premise
but worded differently
, ◉ Not me fallacy. Answer: Beleving we are immune from fallacies,
findings, and biases that effect others
◉ Ruling out rival hypotheses. Answer: are there alternate
explanations for the findings?
◉ Correlation vs. Causation. Answer: Can we be sure that A causes
B? (correlation does not equal causation)
◉ Occam's razor. Answer: Does a simpler explanation fit the data
just as well?
◉ Replicability. Answer: Can the results be duplicated in other
studies?
◉ Peer Review. Answer: a review by people with similar
professional qualification
◉ Generalizability. Answer: Ability to generalize findings to the
larger population
◉ Levels of Analysis in Psychology. Answer: Molecular: genes,
Neurochemical: brain chemistry, Neurological: brain structures,
ASSIGNMENTS COMPREHENSIVE
ASSESSMENT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Apophenia. Answer: Over-detect patterns and connections among
unrelated of random phenomena
◉ Bandwagon Fallacy. Answer: error of assuming that a claim is
correct just because many people believe it
◉ Ad Hominem or against the man fallacy. Answer: uses irrelevent
personal biases about opponents
◉ False Dichotomy/Either-Or Fallacy. Answer: Claims that
conclusion is one of only two options. Since one option is incorrect,
the other wins by default.
◉ False Compromise Fallacy. Answer: Assuming that, given two
sides, the truth must lie in the middle.
◉ Circular Reasoning. Answer: Basing a claim on the same premise
but worded differently
, ◉ Not me fallacy. Answer: Beleving we are immune from fallacies,
findings, and biases that effect others
◉ Ruling out rival hypotheses. Answer: are there alternate
explanations for the findings?
◉ Correlation vs. Causation. Answer: Can we be sure that A causes
B? (correlation does not equal causation)
◉ Occam's razor. Answer: Does a simpler explanation fit the data
just as well?
◉ Replicability. Answer: Can the results be duplicated in other
studies?
◉ Peer Review. Answer: a review by people with similar
professional qualification
◉ Generalizability. Answer: Ability to generalize findings to the
larger population
◉ Levels of Analysis in Psychology. Answer: Molecular: genes,
Neurochemical: brain chemistry, Neurological: brain structures,
