Cards in this guide (19)
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.
Where is the energy for the neuron produced
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
The peripheral nervous system includes which of these major components?
A: somatic nervous system and the autonomic nervous system
Which gland helps regulate metabolism and can lead to weight gain if it is too low
What are the four main components of the forebrain
cerebrum, thalamus, hypothalamus, limbic system
One type of quantitative research is the experimental study What is a key to experimental research
being able to duplicate the research
What does a researcher do during the second step in the research process
reviews all the published literature that could help in
understanding the problem
What term is described as a loss of touch with reality that may be accompanied by hallucinations
What term is defined as a statement that the researcher believes to be true
What theory was advanced to explain why researchers discovered that there were a number of centers that dealt with language in the left cerebral hemisphere and not the right
The theory of lateralization was developed to explain this
phenomenon. The fields of brain study are always changing as
scientists and psychologists learn more and more about how the
brain functions.
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 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
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
The mean median and mode are examples of what type of statistics
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
What does the letter C represent on this diagram
