General Psychology
What sense is responsible for detecting odors?
Olfaction
Why do we usually remember the beginning and end of a list better than the middle?
Serial position effect
Which artist released the album SOS?
SZA
What pond hosts the annual cardboard boat race?
Roth Pond
In the popular lullaby "Hush Little Baby," if your mockingbird won't sing, what will Mama buy you?
A diamond ring
What type of memory temporarily holds information you're actively using?
Working memory
Why do people tend to choose a restaurant with a lot of customers over an empty restaurant?
Social proof
What is the name of the fictional newspaper where Clark Kent (Superman) works?
The Daily Planet
If someone says “Let's meet at the SAC,” where are you going?
Student Activities Center
There's an old saying that using money from one debt to pay off another is "robbing Peter to pay.."' whom?
Paul
What is the uncomfortable psychological state caused by holding two conflicting beliefs?
Cognitive dissonance
You are more likely to remember information that supports something you already believe. What is this called?
Confirmation bias
Which TV show follows six friends living in New York City?
Friends
In what year was Stony Brook University established?
1957
What nearly 50-year-old restaurant chain sells more than 30 varieties of the dessert that appears in its name?
The Cheesecake Factory
What is the tendency for people to continue investing in something because they have already invested resources into it?
Sunk cost fallacy
You start cleaning your room because you promised yourself you'd study afterward, but then spend two hours reorganizing everything. What psychological phenomenon might explain how one activity becomes a way of avoiding another?
Procrastination / avoidance behavior
What goddess frequently helps Odysseus throughout his journey?
Athena
Where was Stony Brook's first campus located?
Oyster Bay, Long Island
For more than 20 seasons, brides-to-be have agonized over choosing a gown on what TLC reality series?
say yes to the dress
What is the Dunning-Kruger effect?
The tendency for people with limited knowledge or skill in an area to overestimate their competence.
You remember an embarrassing moment from five years ago and feel like it happened yesterday. What does this demonstrate about emotional memories?
Emotionally significant events can receive enhanced encoding and retrieval
This is a a viral 2006/2026 Chinese animated indie film that became a massive box-office sensation after initially failing. The name means "Here Comes the Cow"
Niu Lai
What was Stony Brook University's original name when it was founded in 1957?
State Teachers College at Stony Brook
An oenophile is someone who spends a lot of time sniffing and checking out what?
Wine