PSYC 2301 - EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+

3-part definition of psychology 1. How the brain takes information 2. How the brain processes the information 3. What behavior results from this process. How are academic and clinical psychologists different Academic is solely based on teaching and research while clinician serve as counselors to help people with a multitude of personal challenges difference between applied versus basic research Applied: focuses on discouraging bad behavior or promoting good behavior Basic: focuses on understanding behavior. operational definition and why are they important when you are providing a description of your variables of concept. They are important because they help us operationally define our variables so that individuals can replicate or improve our research methods. difference between statistical and practical significance and how do you measure each type of significance Statistical significance verifies the existence of an effect while practical significance helps us make better decisions on how we should apply research findings; Statistical significance is measure by p<.05, findings can be attributed to luck by less than 5 percent. Practical Significance is measured by effect size