NVCC PSY 200 E43L Exam 1 Actual Exam
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What is a variable? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------properties whose value
can very across individuals or over time
What is an experiment? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A technique for
establishing a causal relationship between variables
What is manipulation? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Involves changing a
variable in order to determine its causal power
What is self selection and why is it a problem for research? ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------because it allows people to choose what group they are in
based on anything about them making the experiment exposed to more than one
difference...no control
, What does it mean to say that the difference between the control group and the
experimental group is statistically significant? ---------CORRECT ANSWER--------------
---That it is unlikely to have been caused by a third varibale
What is internal validity? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------refers to our
ability to draw inferences of cause an effect
What is external validity? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Allows us to
generalize to the real world
What is the cell body? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------The part of the
neuron that coordinates information, processes tasks and keeps the cell alive
What is a dendrite? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Branch like extensions
of the neuron that receives information from other neurons and relays them to
the cell body
What is an axon? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Part of a neuron that
carries information to other neurons muscles and glands
| Complete Questions and Correct
Answers | Graded A+ | Latest Version
2025
What is a variable? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------properties whose value
can very across individuals or over time
What is an experiment? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A technique for
establishing a causal relationship between variables
What is manipulation? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Involves changing a
variable in order to determine its causal power
What is self selection and why is it a problem for research? ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------because it allows people to choose what group they are in
based on anything about them making the experiment exposed to more than one
difference...no control
, What does it mean to say that the difference between the control group and the
experimental group is statistically significant? ---------CORRECT ANSWER--------------
---That it is unlikely to have been caused by a third varibale
What is internal validity? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------refers to our
ability to draw inferences of cause an effect
What is external validity? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Allows us to
generalize to the real world
What is the cell body? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------The part of the
neuron that coordinates information, processes tasks and keeps the cell alive
What is a dendrite? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Branch like extensions
of the neuron that receives information from other neurons and relays them to
the cell body
What is an axon? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Part of a neuron that
carries information to other neurons muscles and glands
