Psych 218 stuvia Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Chapter one: statistics and the scientific method - Answer :) Population - Answer the complete set of individuals, objects, or scores that you are interested in studying sample - Answer a subset of the population variable - Answer any property or characteristic of some event, object, person, that may have different values at different times depending on the conditions Independent variable - Answer controlled by the researcher- it is manipulated dependent variable - Answer the outc...

The space between the nerve ending of one neuron and the dendrite of another is known as the: A. synapse. B. soma. C. receptor. D. basil ganglia. - Answer Synapse Aaron yells at their roommate about being overly messy; Aaron, however, is even messier. Aaron is MOST likely exhibiting which of the following defense mechanisms? A. displacement B. rationalization C. projection D. denial E. reaction formation - Answer Projection Which of the following is not one of the major categ...

Do good scientists use intuition? - Answer A. No, under no circumstances B. Only when empiricism fails C. Yes, to generate ideas for research D. Yes, to draw conclusions about behavior Answer: C. _____ is the process by which scientists with expertise in a particular field judge the scientific merit of another's research with that same field. - Answer A.Peer Review B. Skepticism C. Authority D. Falsifiability Answer: A. Pseudoscientific claims differ from science in that sci...

depression - Answer a low, sad state marked by significant levels of sadness, lack of energy, low self-worth, guilt, or related symptoms mania - Answer a state or episode of euphoria or frenzied activity in which people may have an exaggerated belief that the world is theirs for the taking depressive disorder - Answer the group of disorders marked by unipolar depression unipolar depression - Answer -depression without a history of mania -avg age onset 19 -higher rate among chronically...

Depression - Answer A low, sad state marked by significant levels of sadness, lack of energy, low self-worth, guilt, or related symptoms Mania - Answer A state or episode of euphoria or frenzied activity in which people may have an exaggerated belief that the world is theirs for the taking Depressive disorders - Answer The group of disorders marked by unipolar depression Unipolar depression - Answer Depression without a history of mania Bipolar disorders - Answer Disorders marked by ...

Stages are qualitative changes in thinking, feeling, and behaving that characterize specific periods of development. - Answer True While great diversity characterizes the interests and concerns of developmental scientists, they share a single goal to identify: - Answer those factors that influence consistencies and transformations in people from conception to birth The field of human development is considered to be an applied discipline because - Answer findings are used for practical purp...