PSY2012 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE (USF) CORRECTLY SOLVED TO PASS.
dogmatism - (ANSWER)assumptions, guesses
Empiricism - (ANSWER)data using numbers and evidence, key in scientific method
operational definitions - (ANSWER)descriptions in concrete measurable terms
demand characteristics - (ANSWER)aspects of observational study that cause people to behave the way
they think people want them to behave
central tendency - (ANSWER)normal value for distribution curve
independent variable - (ANSWER)the one being changed
dependent variable - (ANSWER)the one being measured
the ability to infer a cause-and-effect relationship is associated with only the? - (ANSWER)experimental
research method
descriptive research - (ANSWER)answers "what happens", uses naturalistic observation.
correlation research - (ANSWER)answers "when does this behavior occur", requires two variables to be
recorded
experimentation - (ANSWER)answers "why does this behavior occur", cause and effect claims
Glial Cells - (ANSWER)support, nourish, and protect neurons; "glue" of neuron
soma - (ANSWER)cell body, contains nucleus
, PSY2012 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE (USF) CORRECTLY SOLVED TO PASS.
axon terminals - (ANSWER)secret neurotransmitters
dendrites - (ANSWER)receive messages from other cells
sensory neurons - (ANSWER)sends signals from the senses to the CNS. Can also be called Afferent
Nerves
motor neurons - (ANSWER)sends signals from CNS to the muscles, glands, and organs. Can also be called
Efferent Nerves
threshold - (ANSWER)the level of stimulation required to trigger a neural impulse
action potential - (ANSWER)a neural impulse; a brief electrical charge that travels down an axon
action potential begins with what ______ gates opening and ends with ________ gates opening. -
(ANSWER)sodium, potassium
peripheral nervous system - (ANSWER)the sensory and motor neurons that connect the CNS to the rest
of the body
sympathetic nervous system - (ANSWER)fight or flight response, your initial reaction
parasympathetic nervous system - (ANSWER)a set of nerves that helps the body return to a normal
resting state
hind brain - (ANSWER)An area of the brain that coordinates information coming into and out of the
spinal cord
pons - (ANSWER)sleep and arousal
dogmatism - (ANSWER)assumptions, guesses
Empiricism - (ANSWER)data using numbers and evidence, key in scientific method
operational definitions - (ANSWER)descriptions in concrete measurable terms
demand characteristics - (ANSWER)aspects of observational study that cause people to behave the way
they think people want them to behave
central tendency - (ANSWER)normal value for distribution curve
independent variable - (ANSWER)the one being changed
dependent variable - (ANSWER)the one being measured
the ability to infer a cause-and-effect relationship is associated with only the? - (ANSWER)experimental
research method
descriptive research - (ANSWER)answers "what happens", uses naturalistic observation.
correlation research - (ANSWER)answers "when does this behavior occur", requires two variables to be
recorded
experimentation - (ANSWER)answers "why does this behavior occur", cause and effect claims
Glial Cells - (ANSWER)support, nourish, and protect neurons; "glue" of neuron
soma - (ANSWER)cell body, contains nucleus
, PSY2012 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE (USF) CORRECTLY SOLVED TO PASS.
axon terminals - (ANSWER)secret neurotransmitters
dendrites - (ANSWER)receive messages from other cells
sensory neurons - (ANSWER)sends signals from the senses to the CNS. Can also be called Afferent
Nerves
motor neurons - (ANSWER)sends signals from CNS to the muscles, glands, and organs. Can also be called
Efferent Nerves
threshold - (ANSWER)the level of stimulation required to trigger a neural impulse
action potential - (ANSWER)a neural impulse; a brief electrical charge that travels down an axon
action potential begins with what ______ gates opening and ends with ________ gates opening. -
(ANSWER)sodium, potassium
peripheral nervous system - (ANSWER)the sensory and motor neurons that connect the CNS to the rest
of the body
sympathetic nervous system - (ANSWER)fight or flight response, your initial reaction
parasympathetic nervous system - (ANSWER)a set of nerves that helps the body return to a normal
resting state
hind brain - (ANSWER)An area of the brain that coordinates information coming into and out of the
spinal cord
pons - (ANSWER)sleep and arousal
