PSYCHOLOGY 101 FINAL EXAM WITH CORRECT R
Variables c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔the cevents, ccharacteristics, cbehaviors, cor cconditions cthat cresea
subject cor cparticipant c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔an cindividual cperson cor canimal ca cresearcher cstudie
Sample c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔a ccollection cof csubjects cresearchers cstudy. cResearchers cuse csa
cstudy cthe centire cpopulation.
Population c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔the ccollection cof cpeople cor canimals cfrom cwhich cresearchers cd
cstudy cthe csample cand cgeneralize ctheir cresults cto cthe cpopulation.
The cPurpose cof cResearch c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔-To cfind cways cto cmeasure cand cdescribe cbeha
-To cunderstand cwhy, cwhen, cand chow cevents coccur
-To capply cthis cknowledge cto csolving creal-world cproblems
The cscientific cmethod c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔a cstandardized cway cof cmaking cobservations, cgath
ctesting cpredictions, cand cinterpreting cresults.
A ctheory c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔an cexplanation cthat corganizes cseparate cpieces cof cinformation ci
replicable c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔when cothers ccan crepeat can cexperiment cand cget cthe csame cres
hypothesis c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔a ctestable cprediction cof cwhat cwill chappen cgiven ca ccertain cse
naturalistic cobservation c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔researchers ccollect cinformation cabout csubjects cby
cunobtrusively, cwithout cinterfering cwith cthem cin cany cway.
case cstudy c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The cresearcher ccollects cdata cabout cthe csubject cthrough cinte
cpsychological ctesting, cor cexamination cof cdocuments cand crecords cabout cthe csubject.
survey c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔a cway cof cgetting cinformation cabout ca cspecific ctype cof cbehavior, c
cusing cthis cmethod, cresearchers cgive cpeople cquestionnaires cor cinterview cthem cto cobtain cinform
, perception c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The cbrain cinterprets cand corganizes cthis csensory cinformation ci
absolute cthreshold c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔the cminimum camount cof cstimulation crequired cfor ca cpe
c50 cpercent cof cthe ctime.
difference cthreshold c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔the csmallest cdifference cin cstimulation cthat ccan cbe cd
ctime. csometimes ccalled cthe cjust cnoticeable cdifference c(jnd).
Weber's cLaw c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔a cprinciple cdemonstrating cthe cfact cthat cwe ccan't cdetect cthe
cstimuli cunless cthey cdiffer cby ca ccertain cproportion cand cthat cthis cproportion cis cconstant.
Sensory cAdaptation c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔the cdecrease cin csensitivity cto can cunchanging cstimulu
Rods c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The clong, cnarrow ccells, ccalled crods, care chighly csensitive cto clight ca
cconditions
Cones c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔cone-shaped ccells cthat ccan cdistinguish cbetween cdifferent cwavelen
cto csee cin ccolor. cRemember c(C)ones, c(C)olor.
papillae c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔receptors cthat care cinside ctaste cbuds, cwhich cin cturn care cinside cl
cPapillae. cUsed cto ctaste
Kinesthesis c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔the csense cof cthe cposition cand cmovement cof cbody cparts.
Gate-control ctheory c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔states cthat cpain csignals ctraveling cfrom cthe cbody cto ct
cgate cin cthe cspinal ccord. cIf cthe cgate cis cclosed, cpain csignals ccan't creach cthe cbrain. cThe cgate c
cfence cgate, cbut crather ca cpattern cof cneural cactivity cthat ceither cstops cpain csignals cor callows cth
cbrain ccan copen cor cshut cthe cgate. cFor cexample, cfocusing con cpain ctends cto cincrease cit, cwhere
cdecrease cit.
nervous csystem c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔a ccomplex, chighly ccoordinated cnetwork cof ctissues cthat cc
cchemical csignals
cerebrospinal cfluid c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔cushions cand cnourishes cthe cbrain
blood-brain cbarrier c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔protects cthe ccerebrospinal cfluid cby cblocking cmany cdru
spinal ccord c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔connects cthe cbrain cto cthe crest cof cthe cbody
spinal creflexes c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔which care cautomatic cbehaviors cthat crequire cno cinput cfrom
peripheral cnervous csystem. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The cperipheral cnervous csystem chas ctwo cpar
csystem cand cthe cautonomic cnervous csystem.
somatic cnervous csystem c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔consists cof cnerves cthat cconnect cthe ccentral cner
cskeletal cmuscles cand csense corgans.
autonomic cnervous csystem c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔consists cof cnerves cthat cconnect cthe ccentral c
cblood cvessels, cglands, cand csmooth cmuscles
Glial ccells c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔make cup cthe csupport cstructure cof cthe cnervous csystem, cperfor
-Provide cstructural csupport cto cthe cneurons
-Insulate cneurons
-Nourish cneurons
Variables c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔the cevents, ccharacteristics, cbehaviors, cor cconditions cthat cresea
subject cor cparticipant c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔an cindividual cperson cor canimal ca cresearcher cstudie
Sample c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔a ccollection cof csubjects cresearchers cstudy. cResearchers cuse csa
cstudy cthe centire cpopulation.
Population c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔the ccollection cof cpeople cor canimals cfrom cwhich cresearchers cd
cstudy cthe csample cand cgeneralize ctheir cresults cto cthe cpopulation.
The cPurpose cof cResearch c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔-To cfind cways cto cmeasure cand cdescribe cbeha
-To cunderstand cwhy, cwhen, cand chow cevents coccur
-To capply cthis cknowledge cto csolving creal-world cproblems
The cscientific cmethod c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔a cstandardized cway cof cmaking cobservations, cgath
ctesting cpredictions, cand cinterpreting cresults.
A ctheory c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔an cexplanation cthat corganizes cseparate cpieces cof cinformation ci
replicable c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔when cothers ccan crepeat can cexperiment cand cget cthe csame cres
hypothesis c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔a ctestable cprediction cof cwhat cwill chappen cgiven ca ccertain cse
naturalistic cobservation c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔researchers ccollect cinformation cabout csubjects cby
cunobtrusively, cwithout cinterfering cwith cthem cin cany cway.
case cstudy c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The cresearcher ccollects cdata cabout cthe csubject cthrough cinte
cpsychological ctesting, cor cexamination cof cdocuments cand crecords cabout cthe csubject.
survey c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔a cway cof cgetting cinformation cabout ca cspecific ctype cof cbehavior, c
cusing cthis cmethod, cresearchers cgive cpeople cquestionnaires cor cinterview cthem cto cobtain cinform
, perception c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The cbrain cinterprets cand corganizes cthis csensory cinformation ci
absolute cthreshold c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔the cminimum camount cof cstimulation crequired cfor ca cpe
c50 cpercent cof cthe ctime.
difference cthreshold c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔the csmallest cdifference cin cstimulation cthat ccan cbe cd
ctime. csometimes ccalled cthe cjust cnoticeable cdifference c(jnd).
Weber's cLaw c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔a cprinciple cdemonstrating cthe cfact cthat cwe ccan't cdetect cthe
cstimuli cunless cthey cdiffer cby ca ccertain cproportion cand cthat cthis cproportion cis cconstant.
Sensory cAdaptation c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔the cdecrease cin csensitivity cto can cunchanging cstimulu
Rods c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The clong, cnarrow ccells, ccalled crods, care chighly csensitive cto clight ca
cconditions
Cones c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔cone-shaped ccells cthat ccan cdistinguish cbetween cdifferent cwavelen
cto csee cin ccolor. cRemember c(C)ones, c(C)olor.
papillae c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔receptors cthat care cinside ctaste cbuds, cwhich cin cturn care cinside cl
cPapillae. cUsed cto ctaste
Kinesthesis c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔the csense cof cthe cposition cand cmovement cof cbody cparts.
Gate-control ctheory c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔states cthat cpain csignals ctraveling cfrom cthe cbody cto ct
cgate cin cthe cspinal ccord. cIf cthe cgate cis cclosed, cpain csignals ccan't creach cthe cbrain. cThe cgate c
cfence cgate, cbut crather ca cpattern cof cneural cactivity cthat ceither cstops cpain csignals cor callows cth
cbrain ccan copen cor cshut cthe cgate. cFor cexample, cfocusing con cpain ctends cto cincrease cit, cwhere
cdecrease cit.
nervous csystem c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔a ccomplex, chighly ccoordinated cnetwork cof ctissues cthat cc
cchemical csignals
cerebrospinal cfluid c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔cushions cand cnourishes cthe cbrain
blood-brain cbarrier c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔protects cthe ccerebrospinal cfluid cby cblocking cmany cdru
spinal ccord c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔connects cthe cbrain cto cthe crest cof cthe cbody
spinal creflexes c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔which care cautomatic cbehaviors cthat crequire cno cinput cfrom
peripheral cnervous csystem. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The cperipheral cnervous csystem chas ctwo cpar
csystem cand cthe cautonomic cnervous csystem.
somatic cnervous csystem c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔consists cof cnerves cthat cconnect cthe ccentral cner
cskeletal cmuscles cand csense corgans.
autonomic cnervous csystem c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔consists cof cnerves cthat cconnect cthe ccentral c
cblood cvessels, cglands, cand csmooth cmuscles
Glial ccells c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔make cup cthe csupport cstructure cof cthe cnervous csystem, cperfor
-Provide cstructural csupport cto cthe cneurons
-Insulate cneurons
-Nourish cneurons
