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| A(n)____is a statement of proposed fact linking two or more variable that pertains to a specific study |
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| Scientists maintain a(n)____approach; that is the belief that every event has a cause- nothing just haooens |
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| which of the following is an example of an EXPERIMENTAL method |
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| none of these are experimental mtheods |
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| ____Cannot firmly establish cause and effect relationships |
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| Studying the behavior of a single individual over a period of time is an example of ____ |
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| To be objective an event must be |
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| Why is Wilhelm Wundt important to Psychology |
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| He started the first Psychology lab in 1879 |
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| Which of the following is an example of an applied career in Psychology |
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| The very first question about the 'Why' of human behavior was asked by_____ |
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| The consequences of a person's actions are the clue to why those actions occur. Which approach characterizes this statment |
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| In an experiment, the researcher manipulates the____Variable and the records changes in the_____variable. |
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| When NEITHER the subject nor the researcher knows the group to which a subject has been assigned then |
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| A double blind is in effect |
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| In a survey of 100,000 people the most common income- or_____-was 35,000. |
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| Which of the following is true of the neuron |
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| The dendrites receive information from other neurons or sensory organs |
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| The act of thinking is most associated with |
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| The message within a neuron is conveyed_______While the message between neurons is conveyed _______. |
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| A recording of a neuron's electrical state reveals a steady -70 mv inside the neuron over a period of an hour. which of the following is true |
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| A resting membrane potential exists |
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| is a neurotransmitter responsible for movement |
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| is active during fight or flight situations |
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| The oldest part of the brain is_______ |
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| ____Is the combination of sensation and perception. |
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| There are two types of Senstaion |
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| Peripheral and subcortial |
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| ____is the changing of one form of energy into another (stimulus energy into neural language) |
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| There are two types of perception |
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| ______,stimulus acquires meaning, Awareness (bling sight example) |
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| We do not really see the _______(i.e the real object) |
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| We see what we expect to see based on the brains interpretation of the __________(Ie the retinal image) |
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| ______Funnel and amplify stimulus; non-neural |
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| A science which attempts to understand behavior, both overt and covert, leading to explanation, prediction and helpful alterations |
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| Psychology began as a scientific pursuit of the study of behavior in_____started by____ |
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| Emphasis on nervous system, may examine genetic basis of various behaviors, evolutionary perspective |
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| (most associated with Freud)Explains behavior by examining thoughts, feelings, and unconscious motivations |
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| Explains Behavior by examining the consequence of behavior in the past, examines behavior in terms of social and cultural expectations |
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| Behavioral, social and cultural Approach |
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| Examines behaviors from an information processing approach, often employing analogies with computer |
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| Appreciates that there are many factors contributing to behavior |
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| Biological,Cognitive, developmental, social, personality, religious |
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| Can results of measurement be repeadted |
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| Are you actually measuring what you need to be measuring |
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| A statement of proposed fact linking two or more variables. |
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| A comprehensive explanation of observation. Must be falisfiable |
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| The ____ is a physical entity which follows laws of nature |
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| cannot demonstrate cause and effect relationships can only establish correlational realtionships |
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| Non-experimental methods (Correlation studies) |
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| Experimenter manipulates the variable suspected to be the cause and then measures the change in the presumed effect. |
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| Observe and record variables of interest |
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| Intensive examination of one case or one individual, or one group, usually preformed on unique cases. Limited to general public but often provides important info about the rare situation |
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| Basic functional unit of the nervous system. specialized for transmission and processing of information |
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| Internal processing. linking sensation and 'output' 'thinking' |
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| Output; efferent, muscles and organs |
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| the movement from greater to lesser concentration |
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| Opposites attract/ like repels |
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| resting membrane potential |
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| What is an example of operational definition of memory |
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| The number of words a person can recall from a list of 100 words they learned a week ago |
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Is active during stressful situations
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| During a car accident peter's spinal cord is completely separated from his brain. Which of the following will he still be able to do shortly after |
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| Jerk his foot away from a flame (pain reception) |
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| A drug which affects behavior (overt or covert) by altering the activity of the nervous system is called a_____ drug |
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| The bumpy outer layer of the brain is |
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| The structure in the forebrain that is most involved in emotions and memory is the |
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| The two forms of learning that comprise the behavioral approach are |
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| Operant conditioning and classical conditioning |
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| combination of sensation and perception |
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| Peripheral and subcortial |
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