Cards in this guide (25)
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 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
What theory does the humanistic perspective advance
man is basicaly good and desirous of helping others.
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
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
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
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
You are studying the federal prison system and decide to survey the inmates and the guards to find out their perceptions on how many inmates are actually innocent of the crimes they were charged with
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
What is the mode of the depression test scores on Wednesday
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 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
