test 2 Flashcards
Based on factual investigation experimentation data collection
Science
Observing behavior in a natural setting refers to
Natural Observation
The number of hours you practice affects your performance in the dance recital
Dependent Variable
What does the hypothalamus control
Hunger
The independent variable is
The variable the researcher manipulates
Which method finishes in a short time and has subjective answers?
Survey Method
What is the last step to becoming a practicing psychologist
Taking the board exam
Observable fact
Phenomena
Educated guess
Hypothesis
Which activity does not pertain to the right hemisphere?
Logic
Which activity does not pertain to the left hemisphere?
Geometry
Possible outcomes
Theory
Which machine studies brain structure and activity?
MRI
Which of the following is not a roadblock to understanding behavior?
Having the money to acquire the procedure
What are the advantages of using animals in experiments?
-Reproduce Rapidly
-Drugs can be given to them
I can dispense medication:
Psychiatrist
The brain’s ability to change throughout ones lifespan
Neuroplasticity
What do psychologists and psychiatrists have in common
Both study abnormal behavior
Which lobe controls touch and sensory perception
Parietal
Who studied Freudian Principles
Psychoanalyst
Any activity that can be observed directly
Behavior
Controls hearing
Temporal Lobe
The scientific study of behavior and its mental processes
Psychology
Person participating in experiment
Subject
Studies a person in depth
Clinical Method
“Girl Watching” (In a natural setting)
Natural Observation
Polls and questionnaires refer to which method?
Survey Method
A control group must be in this method of study
Experimental Method
Aphasia refers to
Language Problem
Tree-like extensions that receive information from other neurons
Dendrites
Pass information to other neurons
Axons
The basic building block of the nervous system
Neuron
In the experimental method, the ___ is a condition that is measured
Variable
When you feel good that you have achieved something, its because you have a burst of ____ in the brain
Dopamine
