how people experience their perceptions in order to make sense
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What is the largest part of the forebrain
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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).
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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?
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What should be used as a way to make an educated guess about the relationship between the independent variable and the dependent variable
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Inferential Statistics
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What is the thick fiber network called that the cerebral hemispheres communicate with
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corpus callosum
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Why should the history of psychology be studied
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so that doctors can take advantage of previous knowledge of
success and failure
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How did John Watson define psychology
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the study of observable behavior
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What describes the results of BF Skinner's study of animal behavior
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When an animal is reinforced for displaying a certain behavior,
the animal is likely to repeat that behavior.
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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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Studies have found that individuals who had parts of the limbic system that were deteriorated may have suffered from what condition
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Studies have found that individuals who had parts of the limbic
system that were deteriorated may have suffered from what
condition?
alzheimers disease
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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 is the median of Wednesday's test scores
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2.5
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What best describes the survey method of research
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The survey method of research is sometimes called a census
survey. It relies on people responses to questions either with or
without explanation.
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What type of research is used to gather information of describe a phenomenon
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descriptive research
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When someone disagrees with an idea what is he or she doing
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He or she is being ornery and unreasonable, and obstinately
refusing to
acknowledge the clarity and obvious correctness of my view on
the matter.
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What gland is represented by letter B
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pituitary gland
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What is Gestalt psychology concerned with
how people experience their perceptions in order to make sense
out of them
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
What should be used as a way to make an educated guess about the relationship between the independent variable and the dependent variable
Inferential Statistics
What is the thick fiber network called that the cerebral hemispheres communicate with
corpus callosum
Why should the history of psychology be studied
so that doctors can take advantage of previous knowledge of
success and failure
How did John Watson define psychology
the study of observable behavior
What describes the results of BF Skinner's study of animal behavior
When an animal is reinforced for displaying a certain behavior,
the animal is likely to repeat that behavior.
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
Studies have found that individuals who had parts of the limbic system that were deteriorated may have suffered from what condition
Studies have found that individuals who had parts of the limbic
system that were deteriorated may have suffered from what
condition?
alzheimers disease
The mean median and mode are examples of what type of statistics
descriptive statistics
What is the median of Wednesday's test scores
2.5
What best describes the survey method of research
The survey method of research is sometimes called a census
survey. It relies on people responses to questions either with or
without explanation.
What type of research is used to gather information of describe a phenomenon
descriptive research
When someone disagrees with an idea what is he or she doing
He or she is being ornery and unreasonable, and obstinately
refusing to
acknowledge the clarity and obvious correctness of my view on
the matter.
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
What is the name given to the valleys on the surface of the cerebral cortex
What is the largest part of the forebrain
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