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Rupture members, when used in parallel with a relief valve, are not to exceed _____% above designed working pressure - ANSWER 20% Butterfly valve: where can it be used? - ANSWER Can be used on the inlet and outlet of a water pump What electrical motor protection device automatically resets itself? - ANSWER The thermal protector 746 watts equals how many kilowatt hours? - ANSWER .746 kilowatt hours What position is the liquid line service valve normally in? - ANSWER Back-seated In ...

central executive - ANSWER - acts as a filter to determine what information is received - limited capacity - baddeley found participants couldn't type letters and numbers on a keyboard whilst speaking random numbers - limited research phonological loop - ANSWER - stores verbal information - divided into: - acoustic store: holds words heard - articulatory process: holds words heard and repeats them visuo-spatial sketchpad - ANSWER - stores visual and spatial information - divided in...

Abstract - ANSWER A self-contained, clear and concise summary of the research including the aim, hypothesis, method/procedure, results and conclusions. Explain the the difference between an aim and a hypothesis. - ANSWER An aim is a general statement of what the researcher intends to investigate. The aim is the purpose of the study, while the hypothesis is a clear, precise, testable statement that states the relationship between the variables to be investigated and is stated at the outset of ...

*ORIGINS OF PSYCHOLOGY* - ANSWER *ORIGINS OF PSYCHOLOGY* Wundt - ANSWER > opened Institute for Experimental Psychology in 1879 > separated psychology from philosphy - studied mind in a more structured and scientific way > wanted to describe the nature of human consciousness *ORIGINS OF PSYCHOLOGY* Wundt Introspection - ANSWER > involves analysing own thoughts and feelings internally > used it to study sensation and perception > ppts asked to describe experience...

Who was Wundt and what did he do - ANSWER He is known as the father of Psychology opening the first institute for experimental psychology in Germany in 1879. He separated psychology from philosophy and focused on studying the mind. He took a very reductionist approach where he simplified everything down to cause and effect. Outline introspection and problems with it - ANSWER Introspection is a psychological method to analyse someones thoughts and feelings internally, this was done as there we...

Gender bias - ANSWER Psychologists seek universality but bias may be inevitable (social historical contexts) Gender bias: psychological theory/research not accurately represent experience/behaviour of men + women Alpha bias: differences exaggerated, devalue women E.g. Freud = genuine psychological differences due to physiological differences Girls suffer from 'penis envy', femininity is failed masculinity Beta bias: differences minimised, needs of women ignored E.g. fight or flight...

Study of capacity of STM - ANSWER Miller (Immediate Digit Span Test) Jacobs Support Study of duration of STM - ANSWER Peterson and Peterson (Trigrams) 24 students given a consonant syllable and a three digit number ie. THX 512. They were asked to recall the consonant syllable after a retention interval of 3, 6 , 9, 12 or 15 seconds. During this interval they had to count backwards from their three digit number. Participants were 90% correct after 3 seconds, 20% correct after 9 and only 2% ...

A general statement on what the researcher intends to investigate - ANSWER What is an Aim? A clear, precise, testable statement that states the Relationship between the Variables to be investigated - ANSWER What is a Hypothesis? A hypothesis that states the direction of the outcome of the experiment - ANSWER What is a Directional Hypothesis? A hypothesis that doesn't state the direction of the outcome of the experiment - ANSWER What is a Non-Directional Hypothesis? Making variables ...

Methods are what psychologists use to conduct their research. There are two areas of methods, what are these? - ANSWER Experimental Methods and Non-Experimental Methods Outline what experimental methods consist of - ANSWER Lab, natural, field and quasi experiments Outline what non-experimental methods consist of - ANSWER Correlational analysis, observations, case studies and self report (interviews and questionnaires) Outline a lab experiment and evaluate it - ANSWER Conducted within a ...

Kelman - ANSWER 1958. Proposed three types of conformity. Conformity - ANSWER Yielding to group pressure. Behaviour and/or beliefs are influenced by a larger group of people. Internalisation - ANSWER Public and private. Validation process. Change own beliefs. Identification - ANSWER Accept influence to establish a relationship with a group. To feel part of a group. Internalisation and compliance. Compliance - ANSWER Public not private. No change in personal opinion. To fain approval....