Cards in this guide (23)
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
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).
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 theory does the humanistic perspective advance
man is basicaly good and desirous of helping others.
What is the thick fiber network called that the cerebral hemispheres communicate with
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 part of the brain is indicated in red
What part of the brain is indicated in red?
A: parietal lobe
What part of the brain is indicated in red?
A: temporal lobe
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.
The scientific investigation of the relationship between two or more variables describes which of these
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.
Defense mechanisms are developed to help the ego cope with overwhelming anxiety What defense mechanism operates by pushing anxiety-provoking material into the unconscious
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
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
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
What variable is influenced by the variable that is manipulated
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