WGU psychology c180
Questions and Answers
Updated Latest (Verified Answers)
1. What is the independent variable
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Answer the cause of changeg g g g
2. What is the dependent variable
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Answer the effect g g
3. What is the main difference between a correlation and an experiment
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Answer corre- g
g lation discovers relationship among variables and predicts future events. Experiment provides
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more definitive conclusion from causal relationship.
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4. How is a sample different from a population
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Answer smaller subset of population
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5. List 2 issues in conducting ethical research in psychology
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Answer Prevent harm and free choice.
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6. Hypothalamus
Answer pleasurable activities associated with eating, drinking, and sex- ual behavior
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,7. Thalamus
Answer relay station for all senses except smell
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8. Hippocampus
Answer associated with converting short-term memories into long-term memories
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9. Cerebellum
Answer balance and body posture
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10. Corpus Callosum
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Answer Connective tissue that links the two brain hemispheres
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11. Pituitary Gland g
Answer Master gland within the endocrine system
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12. Pancreas
Answer produces insulin
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13. Parietal lobe g
Answer sensation and spatial awareness
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14. Occipital lobe g
Answer vision g
15. Frontal lobeg
Answer thinking, personality
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16. Temporal lobe g
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, Answer hearing g
17. List 2 types of neurotransmitters
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Answer dopamine, serotonin
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18. axon
Answer long fiber that transmits information away from cell body to other neurons
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19. dendrite
Answer treelike fiber that collects information from other cells and sends to soma
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20. myelin sheath g
Answer insulates axon to increase speed of neural messages
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21. Where does the myelin sheath grow and what is its purpose
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Answer Grows around the axons. Purpose is to insulate.
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22. Harold goes to check out an empty house. He hears a noise and thinks it could be a stray c
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Answer Which behavior is the sensation? hears a noise. Which behavior is the perception?
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he thinks its a stray cat
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23. Provide a real world example of subliminal messaging
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Answer The amazon logo. The arrow points from a to z which is that they sell everything and
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24. Provide a real world example of top-down perception
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Questions and Answers
Updated Latest (Verified Answers)
1. What is the independent variable
g g g g
Answer the cause of changeg g g g
2. What is the dependent variable
g g g g
Answer the effect g g
3. What is the main difference between a correlation and an experiment
g g g g g g g g g g
Answer corre- g
g lation discovers relationship among variables and predicts future events. Experiment provides
g g g g g g g g g g g
more definitive conclusion from causal relationship.
g g g g g
4. How is a sample different from a population
g g g g g g g
Answer smaller subset of population
g g g g
5. List 2 issues in conducting ethical research in psychology
g g g g g g g g
Answer Prevent harm and free choice.
g g g g g
6. Hypothalamus
Answer pleasurable activities associated with eating, drinking, and sex- ual behavior
g g g g g g g g g g
1g/g2
3
,7. Thalamus
Answer relay station for all senses except smell
g g g g g g g
8. Hippocampus
Answer associated with converting short-term memories into long-term memories
g g g g g g g g
9. Cerebellum
Answer balance and body posture
g g g g
10. Corpus Callosum
g
Answer Connective tissue that links the two brain hemispheres
g g g g g g g g
11. Pituitary Gland g
Answer Master gland within the endocrine system
g g g g g g
12. Pancreas
Answer produces insulin
g g
13. Parietal lobe g
Answer sensation and spatial awareness
g g g g
14. Occipital lobe g
Answer vision g
15. Frontal lobeg
Answer thinking, personality
g g
16. Temporal lobe g
2g/g2
3
, Answer hearing g
17. List 2 types of neurotransmitters
g g g g
Answer dopamine, serotonin
g g
18. axon
Answer long fiber that transmits information away from cell body to other neurons
g g g g g g g g g g g g
19. dendrite
Answer treelike fiber that collects information from other cells and sends to soma
g g g g g g g g g g g g
20. myelin sheath g
Answer insulates axon to increase speed of neural messages
g g g g g g g g
21. Where does the myelin sheath grow and what is its purpose
g g g g g g g g g g
Answer Grows around the axons. Purpose is to insulate.
g g g g g g g g
22. Harold goes to check out an empty house. He hears a noise and thinks it could be a stray c
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at
Answer Which behavior is the sensation? hears a noise. Which behavior is the perception?
g g g g g g g g g g g g g g
he thinks its a stray cat
g g g g g
23. Provide a real world example of subliminal messaging
g g g g g g g
Answer The amazon logo. The arrow points from a to z which is that they sell everything and
g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g
g anything.
24. Provide a real world example of top-down perception
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3g/g2
3
