PSY 2012 Mid-Term Exam Study Guide (A+ guaranteed)

Definition of psychology correct answers The scientific study of behavior and mental processes Correlation Studies correct answers A type of descriptive research examining the relationships among variables Positive correlation (+) correct answers as one variable increases, the other also increases Negative correlation (-) correct answers an one variable increases, the other decreases Experiments correct answers ... Independent variable correct answers The variable that is manipulated by the researcher to see its effect on the dependent variable. Dependent variable correct answers The variable that is efected by the Independent Variable Double blind study correct answers A study in which neither the researchers who admenister the treament, nor the participants in the study know what type of treatment is being given Experimental group correct answers Members of an experiment who are exposed to the treatment variable or manipulation by the researcher; represents the treatment group Control group correct answers Participants in an experiment that are not exposed to treatment; they are the conparison group Descriptive studies: correct answers Methods of research that describe and explore behaviors, although the findings CANNOT definitively state cause-and-effect relationships Case study correct answers Type of descriptive research that closely examines one individual or small group Survey correct answers Type of descriptive research that uses questionnaires or interview to gather data Naturalistic observation correct answers Type of descriptive research that studies participants in their natural environment through systematic observation Parts of the neuron and their function: correct answers ... Axon correct answers A long tubelike structor of a neuron, that extends from the cell body, and which sends messages to other neurons Body (Soma) correct answers Region of the neuron that includes a nucleus containing DNA, protein-producing mechanisms, and other structures that nourish the cell