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test 2 Flashcards

1
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Based on factual investigation experimentation data collection

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Science

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2
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Observing behavior in a natural setting refers to

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Natural Observation

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3
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The number of hours you practice affects your performance in the dance recital

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Dependent Variable

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4
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What does the hypothalamus control

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Hunger

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5
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The independent variable is

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The variable the researcher manipulates

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6
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Which method finishes in a short time and has subjective answers?

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Survey Method

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7
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What is the last step to becoming a practicing psychologist

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Taking the board exam

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8
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Observable fact

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Phenomena

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9
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Educated guess

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Hypothesis

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10
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Which activity does not pertain to the right hemisphere?

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Logic

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11
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Which activity does not pertain to the left hemisphere?

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Geometry

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12
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Possible outcomes

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Theory

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13
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Which machine studies brain structure and activity?

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MRI

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14
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Which of the following is not a roadblock to understanding behavior?

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Having the money to acquire the procedure

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15
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What are the advantages of using animals in experiments?

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-Reproduce Rapidly
-Drugs can be given to them

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16
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I can dispense medication:

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Psychiatrist

17
Q

The brain’s ability to change throughout ones lifespan

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Neuroplasticity

18
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What do psychologists and psychiatrists have in common

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Both study abnormal behavior

19
Q

Which lobe controls touch and sensory perception

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Parietal

20
Q

Who studied Freudian Principles

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Psychoanalyst

21
Q

Any activity that can be observed directly

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Behavior

22
Q

Controls hearing

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Temporal Lobe

23
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The scientific study of behavior and its mental processes

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Psychology

24
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Person participating in experiment

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Subject

25
Q

Studies a person in depth

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Clinical Method

26
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“Girl Watching” (In a natural setting)

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Natural Observation

27
Q

Polls and questionnaires refer to which method?

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Survey Method

28
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A control group must be in this method of study

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Experimental Method

29
Q

Aphasia refers to

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Language Problem

30
Q

Tree-like extensions that receive information from other neurons

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Dendrites

31
Q

Pass information to other neurons

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Axons

32
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The basic building block of the nervous system

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Neuron

33
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In the experimental method, the ___ is a condition that is measured

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Variable

34
Q

When you feel good that you have achieved something, its because you have a burst of ____ in the brain

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Dopamine

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