Psychology fact or fiction?

Subliminal messages can be successfully used to persuade customers to buy products?

• True

• False

We experience different flavours (sweet, sour, salty and bitter) in different areas of the tongue

• True

• False

Twins raised by parents in the same way may have different personalities as adults

• True

• False

Most People only use 10% of their brain capacity

• True

• False

Human memory does not (usually) work like a camera and is often inaccurate

• True

• False

Students learn best when they are taught in ways that match their personal learning styles

• True

• False

Polygraph ("lie detector") tests are not entirely reliable when determining if someone is telling the truth or not.

• True

• False

People diagnosed with Schizophrenia often have a split or multiple personalities

• True

• False

Some people are “left-brained” (logical and analytic), while others are “right-brained” (intuitive and holistic).

• True

• False

Mental illnesses are the result of poor life choices.

• True

• False