Unit 1

Question 1

hypothesis + 3 requirements

Answer 1

a proposed explanation for a phenomenon; MUST be testable, falsifiable, and have a mechanism (some explanation)

Question 2

prediction

Answer 2

if…then… statement used to test a hypothesis

Question 3

IV

Answer 3

variables whose values are changed, x-axis

Question 4

DV

Answer 4

variable which responds to IV, y-axis

Question 5

control group

Answer 5

samples that do not get any experimental treatment

Question 6

inherent behavior

Answer 6

simple reflexes, fixed-action pattern (remove stimulus, it continues!!), imprinting (animal quickly learns to recognize individual)

Question 7

learned behavior

Answer 7

habituation (snail poking, spider poking…), conditioning

Question 8

conditioning

Answer 8

classical: associating new stimulus with known stimulus (Pavlov’s dog)
operant (trial-and-error): establishment of behavior because of associated stimulus

Question 9

circadian rhythms

Answer 9

internal clock – behaviors operating on a cycle

Question 10

ODWD

Answer 10

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek – first to see unicellular things 1674!!
Robert Hooke – coined “cell” term 1665