Psychology 101
Prospects
Sac State
Psychology @ Sac State
Fun Trivia
100

Who discovered classical conditioning?

Ivan Pavlov

100

Where is the Prospects room located?

Amador Hall 358, 3rd floor

100

What is Sac State’s Address?

6000 J Street

100

Who is the department chair?

Rebecca Cameron?

100

What geometric shape is generally used for stop signs?

Octagon

200
What famous experiment was done in the basement of a University's Psychology Building?

Stanford Prison Experiment

200

What four items do you need to submit to apply as a Mentor?

Resume, Unofficial Transcript, 2-Page Essay, and attend an informational session

200

What building is academic advising in?

Lassen Hall

200

What are the 3 Psychology student organizations?

Psychology Society, Psi Chi Honor Society, & Student Association for Applied Behavior Analysis

200

Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize (in 1903)?

Marie Curie

300

Who is considered to be the father of Psychology?

Wilhelm Wundt

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When was Prospects Established?

2011

300

What are the top two ethnicities at Sac State?

White and Hispanic

300

What are the 3 Graduate Programs offered at Sac State?

General Psychology, Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) & Industrial-Organizational (I-O)

300

What did Harry Potter get for Christmas in his first semester at Hogwarts School?

Invisibility Cloak

400

What was the first major trait that Psychologists tried to measure?

IQ/Intelligence

400

What days this semester did we have in-person Office Hours?

Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday

400

Tuition at Sac State for one semester (Full-Time)

$3,742

400

What are the 5 Lower-Divison required courses?

Psyc 2 - Introductory Psychology
Chad 30 - Human Development
Psyc 4 - Navigating Psychology
Psyc 8 - Methods of Psychology
Psyc 9 - Introductory Statistics for Psychology

400

Why are Flamingos Pink?

Because they eat shrimp

500

What are the 5 traits in the Big 5 trait theory?

Openness to Experience, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism

500

Who are all the assistant mentors?

Abraham, Allison,  Eve, Jasmine, Paulina, Julia, & Eduardo

500

How many collegiate sports teams do we have?

21

500

List 6 of the Psychology Faculty/Major Advisors

Dr. Akutsu, Dr. August, Dr. Berrigan, Dr. Bohon, Dr. Brand, Dr. Calton, Dr. Demir, Dr. Ellison, Dr. Flicker, Dr. Furtak, Dr. Giguere, Dr. Harrison, Dr. Heinicke, Dr. Hurtz, Dr. Kim-Ju, Dr. Knifsend, Dr. Miguel, Dr. Morrison, Dr. Penrod, Dr. Qin, Dr. Schudson, Dr. Strickland, Dr. Wickelgren, Dr. Young

500

What is the world's largest island?

Greenland