Psych/Soc Flashcards
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Publication bias can be an issue in any and all studies.
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Psychotherapy experiments can only be unblinded or single-blind.
What is construct validity?
Construct validity is the degree to which items measure what researchers intend to measure.
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Meta-analysis is thought to provide the strongest evidence
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A study can’t be weakened by something they weren’t testing for (ex. testing to see if maternal prenatal stress with postnatal non-stressful environment or maternal prenatal non-stree with postnatal stressful environment affect behavoir of children. That hypothesis is not weakened by only girls being affected.)
What does the midbrain control?
The midbrain controls visual and auditory processing
What do the following tests look at? EEG, CT, fMRI, and EOG?
CT is best for visualizng blood vessels and hemorhage.
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Repeated pain stimulus leads to signal adaptation which decreases preceived pain
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The example of understanding the severity and progress of disease and its effect on pain perception is most accurately an example of top-down processing
What is Psychophysics?
Psychophysics is the scientific study of the relationship between stimuli and the sensations and perceptions evoked by these stimuli.
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Pouring cold water in your ear and then getting up and turning your head fast causes dizziness because endolymph flow in the semicircular canals is disturbed, reducing the ability of hair cells to accurately detect angular acceleration.
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Feature detection is variable based on the circumstances. What someone sees first really depends on their situation
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Freud beleived that dreams were entirely about wants
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Sleep walking is not a dyssomnia
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The electroencephalogram (EEG) of a patient in stage 2 sleep would most likely be marked by sleep spindles
