B Lab exam Lab 1 review

Question 1

Def of SCIENCE

Answer 1

Assumes that there IS order in the universe, by different events may be caused by underlying process

Question 2

What is a science assumes

Answer 2

observation made with our senses can consistently provide some accurate info about the real world

Question 3

Def of Scientific doubt

Answer 3

doubt based on the fact that we’re never sure about percentages of sense experiences

Question 4

Def of prediction

Answer 4

connected to observation

Question 5

Def of Naturalistic observation

Answer 5

observing things that cannot be or aren’t manipulated experimentally for reasons the focus of the study

Question 6

Def of experiment observation

Answer 6

support to hypothesis due to comparing control group

Question 7

Dependent variable def

Answer 7

What’s being measured

Question 8

Independent variable def

Answer 8

What’s being changes

Question 9

Def of scientific doubt

Answer 9

data can’t allow 100% certainty because sense is limited and fallible

Question 10

Def of constant

Answer 10

make sure they don’t cause any variation in the independent variable that’s not caused by the dependent varible

Question 11

Def control group

Answer 11

is a replicated group that is treated like a group which an experiment group was applied.

Question 12

Def of procedural control

Answer 12

is applied to a situation in a way that should cause a known result

Question 13

Def of Standard devation

Answer 13

spread of the mean

Question 14

P-vaule def

Answer 14

likeleyhood that two means are significantly diffrent

Question 15

What is P-value

Answer 15

P-value = P<0.05

Question 16

What was Lab 1 about

Answer 16

Animal Behavior

Question 17

Give me a summary of Lab behavior

Answer 17

overlaps in parts of psychology but what the animal does or a sterotype.

Question 18

Def of Innate behavior

Answer 18

behavior determine by genetic factors

Question 19

Def learned behavior

Answer 19

behavior in specific experences

Question 20

Def of stimulus

Answer 20

environment info that elicit a behavior

Question 21

Def of focal sampling

Answer 21

one individual at a time for a period of time

Question 22

Def of continuous focal sampling

Answer 22

an animal observed over a period of time and duration of time it spends doing its behavior

Question 23

Def of instantaneous focal

Answer 23

observed over a period of time at evenly distributed time intervals

Question 24

Materials used

Answer 24

termite, blue Papermate pen, paper

Question 25

What are the two assumptions that underline science?

Answer 25

First, they presume that the things and events in the universe occur in consistent patterns that are comprehensible through careful, systematic study.

Second, they assume that the universe is a vast single system in which the basic rules are everywhere the same.

Question 26

What is a control group and why is it important in experimental studies?

Answer 26

the group in a study that does not include the thing being tested and is used as a benchmark to measure the results of the other group and is one of the two groups in any valid experiment.

Question 27

How does a prediction differ from a hypothesis?

Answer 27

says what will happen in an experiment if the hypothesis is correct.

Question 28

How does a P-value assess if a hypothesis was rejected or supported?

Answer 28

less < 0.05 rejected
greater > 0.05 supported

Question 29

How does instantaneous focal animal sampling differ from the continuous focal sample

Answer 29

continuous sampling provides the most complete and accurate data set

whereas instantaneous sampling can provide similar results and also increase the efficiency of data collection.

Question 30

What was the independent and dep variable of termite study

Question 31

Why do termites follow blue Papermate lines

Answer 31

due to the smell of the blue ink