QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ psych (o) Answer: Soul/mind
◉ logos (n) Answer: Study
◉ developmental psychology. Answer: the study of changes that
occur as an individual matures
◉ overt Answer: Directly observable reaction or response
◉ Covert Answer: Private mental events
◉ developmental psychologists study Answer: Human growth
development. The changes of growing up, maturing, aging, and
facing death.
◉ dependent variable Answer: The data collected from experiment
(gas mileage) EFFECT
, ◉ independent variable Answer: The difference between the 2
groups in the experiment (dimples or not) CAUSE
◉ placebo effect Answer: Changes in behavior caused by
expectations alone
◉ experimental group Answer: the group in an experiment that
receives the variable being tested
◉ control group Answer: The subjects in an experiment who are not
exposed to what's being tested ( they just drive they don't get the
cellphone)
◉ Research Methods Answer: approaches that social scientists use
to investigate the answers to questions
◉ Pseudopsychology Answer: Fake beliefs; unscientific to
psychology
◉ Neurons Answer: Individual nerve cell
◉ Dendrites Answer: Branches that receive signal