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What is informed consent

Prior to participating in research, the subject is given information about the nature of the research, procedures, and any consequences that might occur.

What is the name given to the valleys on the surface of the cerebral cortex

sulci

What is the largest part of the forebrain

cerebrum


This is the cerebrum, where higher-order thought processes occur. The cerebrum is responsible for mental processes such as memory recall, language, art, emotional control and many fine motor skills like the ability to write (or text).
When signals come into the soma from the many dendrites they are added together When the sum of these signals reaches a critical point a signal is fired down the axon When it reaches the end of th

threshold

The autonomic nervous system includes which of these major components

The peripheral nervous system includes which of these major components?

A: somatic nervous system and the autonomic nervous system

One type of quantitative research is the experimental study What is a key to experimental research

being able to duplicate the research

What term is defined as anything that can distort data and lead to inaccurate conclusions

bias

anomaly

The scientific investigation of the relationship between two or more variables describes which of these

ReSearch

What term is defined as a statement that the researcher believes to be true

hypothesis

You decide to select ten percent of the inmates in a prison to receive a survey You decide you want your sample to be representative of the population Which sampling process would provide the most r

a stratified random sample

In terms of validity what can be said about the depression test scores

they are prob. not valid and the test is not mesured depression

In some cases researchers are interested in very large groups such as all the inmates of the US prison system In this case what would all of the inmates represent

the target population

Which of these best describes why it is so important to have a representative sample

To generalize results from the sample population to the target population.

In terms of reliability what can be said about the depression test scores

the test scored appear to be reliable

What is the mode of the depression test scores on Wednesday

1

The mean median and mode are examples of what type of statistics

descriptive statistics

What does correlation mean in maths

Correlation is a statistical measure of the linear association between two variables. It is important to remember that correlation does not mean causation and also that the absence of correlation does not mean the two variables are unrelated.

What does the researcher hope to do with null hypothesis the opposite of the research hypothesis

Be able to reject the null hypothesis and accept the research hypothesis

What gland is represented by letter B

pituitary gland

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