Prior to participating in research, the subject is given information about the nature of the research, procedures, and any consequences that might occur.
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What is the name given to the valleys on the surface of the cerebral cortex
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sulci
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What is the largest part of the forebrain
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cerebrum
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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
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threshold
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The autonomic nervous system includes which of these major components
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The peripheral nervous system includes which of these major components?
A: somatic nervous system and the autonomic nervous system
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One type of quantitative research is the experimental study What is a key to experimental research
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being able to duplicate the research
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What term is defined as anything that can distort data and lead to inaccurate conclusions
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bias
anomaly
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The scientific investigation of the relationship between two or more variables describes which of these
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ReSearch
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What term is defined as a statement that the researcher believes to be true
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hypothesis
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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
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a stratified random sample
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In terms of validity what can be said about the depression test scores
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they are prob. not valid and the test is not mesured
depression
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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
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the target population
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Which of these best describes why it is so important to have a representative sample
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To generalize results from the sample population to the target
population.
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In terms of reliability what can be said about the depression test scores
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the test scored appear to be reliable
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What is the mode of the depression test scores on Wednesday
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1
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The mean median and mode are examples of what type of statistics
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descriptive statistics
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What does correlation mean in maths
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Correlation is a statistical measure of the linear association
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What does the researcher hope to do with null hypothesis the opposite of the research hypothesis
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Be able to reject the null hypothesis and accept the research hypothesis
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What gland is represented by letter B
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pituitary gland
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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
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
What theory does the humanistic perspective advance
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
One type of quantitative research is the experimental study What is a key to experimental research
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
One type of quantitative research is the experimental study What is a key to experimental research
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
The autonomic nervous system includes which of these major components