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Statistical infrequency - ANSWER Number of times it is observed Different/rare = abnormal E.g. IDD - average IQ 85-115, only 2% below 70 Statistical infrequency - real life applications - ANSWER All MI assessments include comparison to statistical norms IDD demonstrates how it can be used Useful in clinical assessment Statistical infrequency - unusual characteristics can be positive - ANSWER Statistically abnormal but may not need treatment E.g. IQ of 130 not undesirable Should never...

What is obedience? - ANSWER A form of social influence in which an individual follows a direct order from a figure of authority. What was Milgram's (1964) study? - ANSWER Milgram (1964) sought an answer to why such a high proportion of the German population obeyed Hitler's commands to murder over 6 million Jews in the Holocaust and other social groups during WW2. Procedure: 40 US men were given the role of TEACHER through a fixed draw - ordered to administer (fake) electric shocks to LEA...

Independent Variable - ANSWER The experimental factor that is manipulated; the variable whose effect is being studied. Placed on the x-axis (horizontal) on a graph. Dependent Variable - ANSWER The variable that is measured in an experiment. Placed on the y-axis (vertical) on a graph. Scientific theory - ANSWER Must be repeatable. Possible to be disproved and capable of change. Sampling and Sample Size - ANSWER Random sampling is the preferred, but isn't always possible. A large sample ...

Theory of Plate Tectonics - ANSWER A theory stating that Earth's lithosphere is broken into huge plates that move and change in size over time - explains the process of continental drift - theory is a fusion on the theories of continental drift and seafloor spreading - continents are not floating on the ocean, rather they are rooted What are the 10 major plates of the Earth's lithosphere? - ANSWER African, Antarctic, Australian, Eurasian, North American, South American, Pacific, Cocos, N...

Who uses photosynthesis? - ANSWER autotrophs Where does photosynthesis occur? - ANSWER chloroplasts chemosyntheis - ANSWER used by prokaryotic autotrophs as an inorganic chemical reaction to produce energy heterotrophs - ANSWER require food and use cellular respiration to release energy from chemical bonds in the food who uses cellular respiration to release energy from stored food? - ANSWER all organisms light capturing events - ANSWER The first stage in photosynthesis; thylakoid...

Observational recordings - ANSWER - should not be altered, erased, or whited-out to make corrections - drawing a single line through it Parts of a lab report - ANSWER 1. title 2. abstract - contain the hypothesis - include a control and one variable 3. introduction 4. methods 5. results 6. conclusion / summation Volumetric flask - ANSWER - used to accurately prepare a specific volume and concentration of solution Erlenmeyer flasks - ANSWER used for mixing, transporting, ...

Plasma - ANSWER ionized gas that has some electrons that are described as free because they are not bound to an atom or molecule specific gravity - ANSWER measurement of the density of substances in a liquid compared to water atomic theory - ANSWER a theory that states that all matter is composed of tiny particles called atoms. John Dalton - ANSWER developed modern atomic theory negative ion - ANSWER anion, gains electrons positive ion - ANSWER cation; loses electrons ionic bon...

# of Animal species - ANSWER over 1 million species and about 30 divisions # of insects - ANSWER 800,000 species, half of animal kingdom Characteristics of animal kingdom - ANSWER muliticellular, heterotrophic, reproduce sexually, do not have cell walls or chloroplasts, can move at some stage of life, can rapidly respond to environment due to specialized tissues like nerve and muscle Heterotrophic - ANSWER method of getting energy by eating food that has energy releasing substances M...

volumetric flask - ANSWER used to accurately prepare solutions of various concentrations often used in titrations erlenmeyer flask - ANSWER can be used for mixing, transporting, and reacting, but are not appropriate for accurate measurements repippette - ANSWER hand operated pump that dispenses solutions beakers - ANSWER can be used to measure mass or dissolve a solvent into a soulte graduated cylinder - ANSWER used for precise measurements and are more accurate than erlenmeyer fl...

astronomy - ANSWER The study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space layers of the sun - ANSWER photosphere, chromosphere, corona the moons gravitational pull is responsible for - ANSWER earths tides Equinox - ANSWER The two days of the year on which neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the sun; september and march Solstice - ANSWER Either of the two times of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator Big Bang Theory - ANSWER (c...