Why You Should Switch Your Answer on Multiple Choice Tests
Mason Clark
an infographic created as part of Dr. Erchull’s General Psychology course (Fall 2021)
Students were asked to “give psychology away” through an infographic designed to tell the truth behind a myth related to psychology research and/or theory
TOPIC: don’t change your answers on multiple-choice tests
AUDIENCE: high-school students preparing to take the SAT
Source
Lilienfeld, S. O., Lynn, S. J., Ruscio, J., & Beyerstein, B. L. (2010). 50 great myths of popular psychology. Wiley-Blackwell.
This would have helped me so much during SAT/GRE prep! Why do you think our first answers are more likely to be incorrect in these scenarios? Does this have any implications for other situations in which we typically tell people to trust their “gut responses” (e.g., during first impressions)?