WGU PSYCHOLOGY C180 EXAM STUDY PACK
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS AND
FULL SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ What is the dependent variable. Answer: the effect
◉ What is the main difference between a correlation and an
experiment. Answer: correlation discovers relationship among
variables and predicts future events. Experiment provides more
definitive conclusion from causal relationship.
◉ How is a sample different from a population. Answer: smaller
subset of population
◉ List 2 issues in conducting ethical research in psychology. Answer:
Prevent harm and free choice.
◉ Hypothalamus. Answer: pleasurable activities associated with
eating, drinking, and sexual behavior
◉ Thalamus. Answer: relay station for all senses except smell
,◉ Hippocampus. Answer: associated with converting short-term
memories into long-term memories
◉ Cerebellum. Answer: balance and body posture
◉ Corpus Callosum. Answer: Connective tissue that links the two
brain hemispheres
◉ Pituitary Gland. Answer: Master gland within the endocrine
system
◉ Pancreas. Answer: produces insulin
◉ Parietal lobe. Answer: sensation and spatial awareness
◉ Occipital lobe. Answer: vision
◉ Frontal lobe. Answer: thinking, personality
◉ Temporal lobe. Answer: hearing
◉ List 2 types of neurotransmitters. Answer: dopamine, serotonin
, ◉ axon. Answer: long fiber that transmits information away from
cell body to other neurons
◉ dendrite. Answer: treelike fiber that collects information from
other cells and sends to soma
◉ myelin sheath. Answer: insulates axon to increase speed of neural
messages
◉ Where does the myelin sheath grow and what is its purpose.
Answer: Grows around the axons. Purpose is to insulate.
◉ Harold goes to check out an empty house. He hears a noise and
thinks it could be a stray cat. Answer: Which behavior is the
sensation? hears a noise. Which behavior is the perception? he
thinks its a stray cat
◉ Provide a real world example of subliminal messaging. Answer:
The amazon logo. The arrow points from a to z which is that they sell
everything and anything.
◉ Provide a real world example of top-down perception. Answer:
Walking into the kitchen and smelling smoke.
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS AND
FULL SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ What is the dependent variable. Answer: the effect
◉ What is the main difference between a correlation and an
experiment. Answer: correlation discovers relationship among
variables and predicts future events. Experiment provides more
definitive conclusion from causal relationship.
◉ How is a sample different from a population. Answer: smaller
subset of population
◉ List 2 issues in conducting ethical research in psychology. Answer:
Prevent harm and free choice.
◉ Hypothalamus. Answer: pleasurable activities associated with
eating, drinking, and sexual behavior
◉ Thalamus. Answer: relay station for all senses except smell
,◉ Hippocampus. Answer: associated with converting short-term
memories into long-term memories
◉ Cerebellum. Answer: balance and body posture
◉ Corpus Callosum. Answer: Connective tissue that links the two
brain hemispheres
◉ Pituitary Gland. Answer: Master gland within the endocrine
system
◉ Pancreas. Answer: produces insulin
◉ Parietal lobe. Answer: sensation and spatial awareness
◉ Occipital lobe. Answer: vision
◉ Frontal lobe. Answer: thinking, personality
◉ Temporal lobe. Answer: hearing
◉ List 2 types of neurotransmitters. Answer: dopamine, serotonin
, ◉ axon. Answer: long fiber that transmits information away from
cell body to other neurons
◉ dendrite. Answer: treelike fiber that collects information from
other cells and sends to soma
◉ myelin sheath. Answer: insulates axon to increase speed of neural
messages
◉ Where does the myelin sheath grow and what is its purpose.
Answer: Grows around the axons. Purpose is to insulate.
◉ Harold goes to check out an empty house. He hears a noise and
thinks it could be a stray cat. Answer: Which behavior is the
sensation? hears a noise. Which behavior is the perception? he
thinks its a stray cat
◉ Provide a real world example of subliminal messaging. Answer:
The amazon logo. The arrow points from a to z which is that they sell
everything and anything.
◉ Provide a real world example of top-down perception. Answer:
Walking into the kitchen and smelling smoke.
