WGU psychology c180 Exam Questions & ANSWERS
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What is the independent variable - ANSWERS💫✔️-the cause of change
What is the dependent variable - ANSWERS💫✔️-the effect
What is the main difference between a correlation and an experiment - ANSWERS💫✔️-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 - ANSWERS💫✔️-smaller subset of population
List 2 issues in conducting ethical research in psychology - ANSWERS💫✔️-Prevent harm and free choice.
Hypothalamus - ANSWERS💫✔️-pleasurable activities associated with eating, drinking, and sexual behavior
Thalamus - ANSWERS💫✔️-relay station for all senses except smell
Hippocampus - ANSWERS💫✔️-associated with converting short-term memories into long-term memories
Cerebellum - ANSWERS💫✔️-balance and body posture
Corpus Callosum - ANSWERS💫✔️-Connective tissue that links the two brain hemispheres
Pituitary Gland - ANSWERS💫✔️-Master gland within the endocrine system
Pancreas - ANSWERS💫✔️-produces insulin
, Parietal lobe - ANSWERS💫✔️-sensation and spatial awareness
Occipital lobe - ANSWERS💫✔️-vision
Frontal lobe - ANSWERS💫✔️-thinking, personality
Temporal lobe - ANSWERS💫✔️-hearing
List 2 types of neurotransmitters - ANSWERS💫✔️-dopamine, serotonin
axon - ANSWERS💫✔️-long fiber that transmits information away from cell body to other neurons
dendrite - ANSWERS💫✔️-treelike fiber that collects information from other cells and sends to soma
myelin sheath - ANSWERS💫✔️-insulates axon to increase speed of neural messages
Where does the myelin sheath grow and what is its purpose - ANSWERS💫✔️-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 -
ANSWERS💫✔️-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 - ANSWERS💫✔️-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 - ANSWERS💫✔️-Walking into the kitchen and
smelling smoke.
2026 latest updates
What is the independent variable - ANSWERS💫✔️-the cause of change
What is the dependent variable - ANSWERS💫✔️-the effect
What is the main difference between a correlation and an experiment - ANSWERS💫✔️-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 - ANSWERS💫✔️-smaller subset of population
List 2 issues in conducting ethical research in psychology - ANSWERS💫✔️-Prevent harm and free choice.
Hypothalamus - ANSWERS💫✔️-pleasurable activities associated with eating, drinking, and sexual behavior
Thalamus - ANSWERS💫✔️-relay station for all senses except smell
Hippocampus - ANSWERS💫✔️-associated with converting short-term memories into long-term memories
Cerebellum - ANSWERS💫✔️-balance and body posture
Corpus Callosum - ANSWERS💫✔️-Connective tissue that links the two brain hemispheres
Pituitary Gland - ANSWERS💫✔️-Master gland within the endocrine system
Pancreas - ANSWERS💫✔️-produces insulin
, Parietal lobe - ANSWERS💫✔️-sensation and spatial awareness
Occipital lobe - ANSWERS💫✔️-vision
Frontal lobe - ANSWERS💫✔️-thinking, personality
Temporal lobe - ANSWERS💫✔️-hearing
List 2 types of neurotransmitters - ANSWERS💫✔️-dopamine, serotonin
axon - ANSWERS💫✔️-long fiber that transmits information away from cell body to other neurons
dendrite - ANSWERS💫✔️-treelike fiber that collects information from other cells and sends to soma
myelin sheath - ANSWERS💫✔️-insulates axon to increase speed of neural messages
Where does the myelin sheath grow and what is its purpose - ANSWERS💫✔️-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 -
ANSWERS💫✔️-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 - ANSWERS💫✔️-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 - ANSWERS💫✔️-Walking into the kitchen and
smelling smoke.
