1. Introduction Assignment
Introduction to Psychology
Ross College
Instructor: Elizabeth Robinson, M.Ed.

2. Let’s Start with a Exercise….
• You will need a blank sheet of paper &
pen/pencil
• You will have 20 seconds
• Please complete as many items as possible
**Note that you do not need to share with your classmates nor instructor the amount of
correct answers unless you would like to, yet only need to answer the final questions asked
in this exercise within your introduction assignment**

3. Solve!
4x3 0x5 11x3 6x1 2x12
2x5 3x1 12x1 1x3 0x2
6x3 3x12 1x0 5x1 9x2
2x0 2x3 2x8 2x2 1x3
3x7 8x1 12x3 0x7 3x9
0x3 2x9 9x3 5x3 11x0
0x0 3x11 2x6 2x1 3x3
3x8 7x3 3x5 3x9 1x1

4. Count Your Correct Answers
12 0 33 6 24
10 3 12 3 0
18 36 0 5 18
0 6 18 4 3
21 8 36 0 27
0 18 27 15 0
0 33 12 2 9
24 21 15 27 1

5. Answer
• How many correct answers did you come up with?
• Turn over your sheet of paper…
• Make a prediction
• Write it down in the top corner
• 20 seconds
• As before, please solve as many items as possible
• **Note that you do not need to share with your classmates nor instructor the
amount of correct answers unless you would like to, yet only need to answer
the final questions asked on the last page of this PowerPoint within your
introduction assignment**

6. Solve!
6x1 2x12 0x5 11x3 4x3
1x3 0x2 3x1 12x1 2x5
5x1 9x2 3x12 1x0 6x3
2x2 1x3 2x3 2x8 2x0
0x7 3x9 8x1 12x3 3x7
5x3 11x0 2x9 9x3 0x3
2x1 3x3 3x11 2x6 0x0
3x9 1x1 7x3 3x5 3x8

7. Count Your Correct Answers
6 24 0 33 12
3 0 3 12 10
5 18 36 0 18
4 3 6 18 0
0 27 8 36 21
15 0 18 27 0
2 9 33 12 0
27 1 21 15 24

8. Answer
• What happened the second time around? Did you outperform
your first total?
• Did you meet/exceed your prediction?
• How did you approach the activity differently the second time
around?
• How did the prediction influence your performance?
• What influenced your prediction?
• Did you become more “competitive?”
• **Note that you do not need to share with your classmates nor instructor the amount
of correct answers unless you would like to, yet only need to answer the final
questions asked on the last page of this PowerPoint within your introduction
assignment**

9. Please write down your response from these questions
below and add to your introduction:
Do you feel that setting a goal for this
particular exercise helped you to
strive for that score or better?
Set a goal for this course. What will
you do to help you achieve this
goal?

10. References
• Williams, G. J. (2013). The benefits of internalizing competitiveness to the
learning process (Webinar). In TeamUP Cengage Learning. Retrieved from
https://cengage.webex.com/ec0606l/eventcenter/linkportal/portal.d
o?siteurl=cengage&portalLink=nbrRecordingPlayback&recordID=655
02377&recordKey=fb5f20ba780a0474&serviceRecordID=65502382