PSY 100- final review UH Manoa Exam Study Guide
def of psychology - Answer️️ -the science of behavior & mental processes
levels of analysis - Answer️️ -the brain> how the brain remembers things
the individual> how a persons personality affects the way they see things
the group>...
dependent variable - Answer✔️✔️-what changes bc of the IV
control variable - Answer✔️✔️-stays the same
confounds - Answer✔️✔️-anything other than the IV that affects the DV
expectancy effect - Answer✔️✔️-Results that occur when a researcher or
observer subtly communicates to participants the kind of behavior he or
she expects to find, thereby creating that expected reaction.
random sampling - Answer✔️✔️-a sample that fairly represents a population
because each member has an equal chance of inclusion
convinence sampling - Answer✔️✔️-using data from people who have
gotten help on a certain issue
sensory neurons - Answer✔️✔️-neurons that receive information from the
external world & convey this information to the brain via the spinal cord
occipital lobe - Answer✔️✔️-location: back of the head
function: visual processing
right lobe: processes left sensory info
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