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encoding correct answersconvert environmental and mental stimuli into memorable brain codes--converts sensory info to a form usable in brain's storage systems iconic correct answersvisual sensory memory, helps visual system view surroundings continuously echoic correct answersauditory sensory memory, brief memory of something just heard, allows memory to remain long enough for meaningful conversation, limited capacity and smaller than iconic, last longer than iconic storage correct ans...

Explain the differences between males and females during prenatal development •In the first 6 weeks there isn't much differentiation of external reproduction organs •This happens around week 7-8 •Week 12 is when differentiation is enough to determine sex on an ultrasound •There are problems that can happen in this process, and XX female can be exposed to too much testosterone, affect the clitoris. The same kind of genitalia growth problems can happen to a male that isn't exposed to...

7 indicators of abnormality correct answerssubjective distress madadaptiveness statistical deviancy violation of the standards of society social discomfort irrationality and unpredictability dangerousness Irrationality or unpredictability correct answersunexpected responses to environmental stressors Violation of social norms correct answersthreatens others or makes them anxious outside prevailing cultural norms Maladaptiveness correct answersimpairment in important area of life ...

One Sample t-test correct answersA test to determine how *one group* compares to a *known* population value Related Samples t-test correct answersA test to determine if there is a difference between *two groups* (t-test) linked on a *case-by-case*(related) basis Independent Sample t-test correct answersA test to deteremine if there is a *difference* between *two* (t-test) separate, *unrelated groups* (independent) Independent ANOVA correct answersA test to determine if there is a differ...

low desire vs high desire partner correct answers-low desire (once you say no) you are in control and it makes other partner think they are undesirable Master and Johnsons models of sexual response correct answers-first ones to observe - thru direct observation -1st is excitement, then plateau, then orgasm, then resolution, then to premorbid level of functioning -pretty masculine model -guys have short refractory period -very orgasm centered when not necessary for every person -desire no...

....... or ....... is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as "the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes." correct answersMaternal death or maternal mortality Maternal death or maternal mortality is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as "the death of a wo...

Statistics (general) How we derive meaning from data- reducing large mass data to smaller, that we can draw conclusions from Descriptive statistics Numbers that summarize a set of data- no conclusions or applications (ex. Mike Smith saved 91.6% of shots on goal last season) Brainpower Read More 0:04 / 0:15 Inferential statistics Calculations that determine whether there are significant differences between levels of an IV (allows us to generalize) ex. people rate their voi...

prediction correct answersCorrelational research is most useful for purposes of population correct answersA representative sample is one that accurately reflects a larger An axon is correct answersthe extension of a neuron that carries messages away from the cell body. tolerance correct answersA need to take larger and larger doses of sleeping pills to avoid insomnia is an indication of confounding variable. correct answersA factor other than the independent variable that might produ...

normal distribution - aka "bell curve" and a mesokurtic distribution and mathematically defined - symmetrical as the mean, median and mode overlap cumulative relative frequency provides a location of measure and cumulative proportion under a curve (example: a score of 0.27 means that that score is above 27% of everyone else) Brainpower Read More Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0:02 / 0:15 Full screen percentile ranks percentag...

why do women live longer than men? correct answersdo more to prevent illness more likely to look up health info online know more than men about health more likely to seek treatment less risk taking less dangerous activities/jobs, friends t/f: Women of color are more likely than White women to have low income and to be uninsured correct answerstrue which people group has the highest uninsurance rate of any group of women correct answersLatinas, followed by native american wo...