PSY2012 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE (USF)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
2026/2027
Dogmatism - ANS assumptions, guesses
Empiricism - ANS data using numbers and evidence, key in scientific method
operational definitions - ANS descriptions in concrete measurable terms
demand characteristics - ANS aspects of observational study that cause people to behave the
way they think people want them to behave
central tendency - ANS normal value for distribution curve
independent variable - ANS the one being changed
dependent variable - ANS the one being measured
the ability to infer a cause-and-effect relationship is associated with only the? -
ANS experimental research method
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, descriptive research - ANS answers "what happens", uses naturalistic observation.
correlation research - ANS answers "when does this behavior occur", requires two variables
to be recorded
experimentation - ANS answers "why does this behavior occur", cause and effect claims
Glial Cells - ANS support, nourish, and protect neurons; "glue" of neuron
soma - ANS cell body, contains nucleus
axon terminals - ANS secret neurotransmitters
dendrites - ANS receive messages from other cells
sensory neurons - ANS sends signals from the senses to the CNS. Can also be called Afferent
Nerves
motor neurons - ANS sends signals from CNS to the muscles, glands, and organs. Can also be
called Efferent Nerves
threshold - ANS the level of stimulation required to trigger a neural impulse
action potential - ANS a neural impulse; a brief electrical charge that travels down an axon
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
2026/2027
Dogmatism - ANS assumptions, guesses
Empiricism - ANS data using numbers and evidence, key in scientific method
operational definitions - ANS descriptions in concrete measurable terms
demand characteristics - ANS aspects of observational study that cause people to behave the
way they think people want them to behave
central tendency - ANS normal value for distribution curve
independent variable - ANS the one being changed
dependent variable - ANS the one being measured
the ability to infer a cause-and-effect relationship is associated with only the? -
ANS experimental research method
@2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED 1
, descriptive research - ANS answers "what happens", uses naturalistic observation.
correlation research - ANS answers "when does this behavior occur", requires two variables
to be recorded
experimentation - ANS answers "why does this behavior occur", cause and effect claims
Glial Cells - ANS support, nourish, and protect neurons; "glue" of neuron
soma - ANS cell body, contains nucleus
axon terminals - ANS secret neurotransmitters
dendrites - ANS receive messages from other cells
sensory neurons - ANS sends signals from the senses to the CNS. Can also be called Afferent
Nerves
motor neurons - ANS sends signals from CNS to the muscles, glands, and organs. Can also be
called Efferent Nerves
threshold - ANS the level of stimulation required to trigger a neural impulse
action potential - ANS a neural impulse; a brief electrical charge that travels down an axon
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