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William James was known for which of the following - correct
answer- Functionalist
A hypothesis is a - correct answer- testable prediction that
gives direction to research
If one were to investigate the strength of the relationship
between two variables, they would be doing ______ research -
correct answer- correlational
when conducting laboratory observational research, what is the
biggest disadvantages - correct answer- people know who you
are watching so they don't act as though they normally would
If a correlation is positive, what does it mean? - correct answer-
-As one variable increased, the other variable increased
-As one variable decreased, the other variable decreased
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Which of the following is true in determining the strength of a
correlation? - correct answer- The closer the correlation is to
0.00, the weaker the correlation
Which is the strongest of the following correlations? - correct
answer- -.4
Compared to other scientific research methods, the principle
advantage of the experimental method is that it can easily be
used to study all research questions - correct answer- permits
conclusions about cause and effect relationships
In a psychological experiment, the factor that may be
influenced by the ,<.a manipulated experimental treatment is
called the ____ variable - correct answer- dependent
The job of the neuron is to - correct answer- process
information
The function of dendrites is to - correct answer- receive
incoming signals from other neurons
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An axon is: - correct answer- the extension of a neuron that
carries messages away from the cell body
The average human brain has about how many neurons? -
correct answer- 100 billion
The average neuron has about how many physical connections
with other cells? - correct answer- 10,000
A synapse is a - correct answer- junction between a sending
neuron and a receiving neuron
The chemical messengers released into the spatial junctions
between neurons are called - correct answer-
nueraltransmitters
Schizophrenia is most likely linked with the excess receptor
activity for the neurotransmitter - correct answer- dopamine
An undersupply of serotonin is most closely linked to - correct
answer- depression