What is the independent variable
the cause of change
What is the dependent variable
the effect
What is the main difference between a correlation and an experiment
correlation discovers relationship among variables and predicts future events. Experiment provides more definitive conc...
What is the independent variable - ANSWER- the cause of change
What is the dependent variable - ANSWER- the effect
What is the main difference between a correlation and an experiment - ANSWER-
correlation discovers relationship among variables and predicts future events.
Experiment provides more definitive conclusion from causal relationship.
How is a sample different from a population - ANSWER- smaller subset of
population
List 2 issues in conducting ethical research in psychology - ANSWER- Prevent
harm and free choice.
Hypothalamus - ANSWER- pleasurable activities associated with eating, drinking,
and sexual behavior
Thalamus - ANSWER- relay station for all senses except smell
Hippocampus - ANSWER- associated with converting short-term memories into
long-term memories
Cerebellum - ANSWER- balance and body posture
Corpus Callosum - ANSWER- Connective tissue that links the two brain
hemispheres
Pituitary Gland - ANSWER- Master gland within the endocrine system
Pancreas - ANSWER- produces insulin
, Parietal lobe - ANSWER- sensation and spatial awareness
Occipital lobe - ANSWER- vision
Frontal lobe - ANSWER- thinking, personality
Temporal lobe - ANSWER- hearing
List 2 types of neurotransmitters - ANSWER- dopamine, serotonin
axon - ANSWER- long fiber that transmits information away from cell body to
other neurons
dendrite - ANSWER- treelike fiber that collects information from other cells and
sends to soma
myelin sheath - ANSWER- insulates axon to increase speed of neural messages
Where does the myelin sheath grow and what is its purpose - ANSWER- Grows
around the axons. Purpose is to insulate.
Harold goes to check out an empty house. He hears a noise and thinks it could be
a stray cat - ANSWER- Which behavior is the sensation? hears a noise. Which
behavior is the perception? he thinks its a stray cat
Provide a real world example of subliminal messaging - ANSWER- The amazon
logo. The arrow points from a to z which is that they sell everything and anything.
Provide a real world example of top-down perception - ANSWER- Walking into the
kitchen and smelling smoke.
Provide a real world example of absolute threshold - ANSWER- Hearing clock's
minute hand tick tock at night. any senses.
Provide a real world example of inattentional blindness - ANSWER- choosing to
tune out to focus on one thing.
Non-REM 1 - ANSWER- theta waves. Some loss of muscle tone. Jerking
movements
Non-REM 2 - ANSWER- sleep spindles. 50% of total sleep
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