PSY1012: FINAL EXAM REVIEWED
STUDYGUIDE
INDEPENDENT
THE __________ VARIABLE IS WHAT THE RESEARCHER "MANIPULATES," OR VARIES, IN AN
EXPERIMENTAL STUDY.
DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS
WHAT IS ONE OF THE TWO TYPES OF STATISTICS THAT RESEARCHERS USE TO ANALYZE THE
DATA THAT THEY COLLECT?
FALSE
CORRELATION IS CAUSATION.
83.2
CALCULATE PAUL'S AVERAGE:
85 79 72 98 82
(ROUND TO THE NEAREST TENTH.)
A RESEARCHER IS NEVER ABLE TO SAY THAT HE OR SHE HAS "PROVEN" A THEORY.
WHEN A RESEARCHER TESTS HIS OR HER HYPOTHESIS, HE OR SHE IS OFTEN HOPING TO GATHER
INFORMATION THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH A PARTICULAR THEORY. WHAT, MORE SPECIFICALLY,
ALLOWS A RESEARCHER TO SAY THAT HE OR SHE HAS "PROVEN" A THEORY?
SURVEY
DR. SASSONE, AN ENGLISH PROFESSOR, IS CURIOUS ABOUT HER STUDENTS' ATTITUDES
TOWARD ONE OF HER FAVORITE BOOKS. WHAT RESEARCH METHOD IS SHE MOST LIKELY TO
USE TO GATHER THIS INFORMATION?
PEER REVIEW
A MECHANISM BY WHICH EXPERTS IN A FIELD CAREFULLY SCREEN THE WORK OF THEIR
COLLEAGUES IS KNOWN AS __________.
14
FIND THE RANGE OF ALAINA'S TEST SCORES:
84 76 90 78 86 84
EXAM SCORE
THE MORE HOURS YOU STUDIED FOR THIS EXAM THE HIGHER YOUR EXAM SCORE WILL BE.
WHAT IS THE DEPENDENT VARIABLE?
TRUE
IN A SINGLE-BLIND EXPERIMENT, THE RESEARCHER KNOWS WHICH GROUPS THE PARTICIPANTS
ARE IN
MOTOR CORTEX
MARTA WAS IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT AND SUFFERED AN INJURY TO HER BRAIN,
RESULTING IN PARALYSIS OF HER LEFT ARM. WHAT PART OF MARTA'S BRAIN WAS INJURED?
SYMPATHETIC
THE FLIGHT-OR-FIGHT RESPONSE IS MOBILIZED BY THE __________ NERVOUS SYSTEM.
, COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY (CT)
ALI IS IN THE HOSPITAL ABOUT TO UNDERGO A BRAIN-IMAGING PROCESS THAT INVOLVES
TAKING MANY X-RAYS FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES. WHAT TYPE OF IMAGING TECHNIQUE IS
BEING USED?
CHROMOSOMES
__________ ARE SLENDER THREADS INSIDE OF A CELL'S NUCLEUS THAT CARRY GENES.
FALSE
BROCA'S AREA IS FOR UNDERSTANDING SPEECH
HYPOTHALAMUS
WHICH PART OF THE LIMBIC SYSTEM KEEPS A CONSTANT INTERNAL STATE?
DENDRITES
WHICH PART OF THE NEURON RECEIVES AND PROCESSES SIGNALS FROM AXON OF OTHER
NEURONS?
GABA
WHICH NEUROTRANSMITTER CALMS THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM?
FRONTAL
WHICH PART OF THE BRAIN MAIN FUNCTION IS JUDGMENT, PLANNING, AND DECISION
MAKING?
ACTION POTENTIALS
NEURONS COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER BY SENDING ELECTRICAL IMPULSES CALLED:
TOP-DOWN
__________ PROCESSING IS CONCEPTUALLY DRIVEN AND INFLUENCED BY OUR BELIEFS AND
EXPECTATIONS.
ACCOMMODATION
CHANGING THE SHAPE OF THE LENS TO FOCUS ON OBJECTS NEAR OR FAR IS CALLED
__________.
LOUDNESS
BRIGHTNESS REFERS TO THE INTENSITY OF LIGHT. THE CORRESPONDING TERM WHEN
DISCUSSING THE INTENSITY (OR AMPLITUDE) OF SOUND IS __________.
HER ENJOYMENT OF FOOD
PREEM HAS A COLD AND PLUGGED SINUSES. THESE SYMPTOMS ARE MOST LIKELY TO AFFECT
PROPRIOCEPTION
THE NAME GIVEN TO THE SENSORY SYSTEM THAT TELLS US ABOUT THE POSITION OF OUR
BODY IN SPACE IS __________.
EQUILIBRIUM
A DISORDER OF THE INNER EAR WOULD BE MOST LIKELY TO IMPACT OUR __________.
FALSE
WHEN PETER TUNES LOIS OUT, THAT IS INATTENTIONAL ATTENTION
TRUE
THE PUPIL ADJUSTS BY DILATING OR CONSTRICTING DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT COMING
TOWARDS THE EYE
BINAURAL CUES
STUDYGUIDE
INDEPENDENT
THE __________ VARIABLE IS WHAT THE RESEARCHER "MANIPULATES," OR VARIES, IN AN
EXPERIMENTAL STUDY.
DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS
WHAT IS ONE OF THE TWO TYPES OF STATISTICS THAT RESEARCHERS USE TO ANALYZE THE
DATA THAT THEY COLLECT?
FALSE
CORRELATION IS CAUSATION.
83.2
CALCULATE PAUL'S AVERAGE:
85 79 72 98 82
(ROUND TO THE NEAREST TENTH.)
A RESEARCHER IS NEVER ABLE TO SAY THAT HE OR SHE HAS "PROVEN" A THEORY.
WHEN A RESEARCHER TESTS HIS OR HER HYPOTHESIS, HE OR SHE IS OFTEN HOPING TO GATHER
INFORMATION THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH A PARTICULAR THEORY. WHAT, MORE SPECIFICALLY,
ALLOWS A RESEARCHER TO SAY THAT HE OR SHE HAS "PROVEN" A THEORY?
SURVEY
DR. SASSONE, AN ENGLISH PROFESSOR, IS CURIOUS ABOUT HER STUDENTS' ATTITUDES
TOWARD ONE OF HER FAVORITE BOOKS. WHAT RESEARCH METHOD IS SHE MOST LIKELY TO
USE TO GATHER THIS INFORMATION?
PEER REVIEW
A MECHANISM BY WHICH EXPERTS IN A FIELD CAREFULLY SCREEN THE WORK OF THEIR
COLLEAGUES IS KNOWN AS __________.
14
FIND THE RANGE OF ALAINA'S TEST SCORES:
84 76 90 78 86 84
EXAM SCORE
THE MORE HOURS YOU STUDIED FOR THIS EXAM THE HIGHER YOUR EXAM SCORE WILL BE.
WHAT IS THE DEPENDENT VARIABLE?
TRUE
IN A SINGLE-BLIND EXPERIMENT, THE RESEARCHER KNOWS WHICH GROUPS THE PARTICIPANTS
ARE IN
MOTOR CORTEX
MARTA WAS IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT AND SUFFERED AN INJURY TO HER BRAIN,
RESULTING IN PARALYSIS OF HER LEFT ARM. WHAT PART OF MARTA'S BRAIN WAS INJURED?
SYMPATHETIC
THE FLIGHT-OR-FIGHT RESPONSE IS MOBILIZED BY THE __________ NERVOUS SYSTEM.
, COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY (CT)
ALI IS IN THE HOSPITAL ABOUT TO UNDERGO A BRAIN-IMAGING PROCESS THAT INVOLVES
TAKING MANY X-RAYS FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES. WHAT TYPE OF IMAGING TECHNIQUE IS
BEING USED?
CHROMOSOMES
__________ ARE SLENDER THREADS INSIDE OF A CELL'S NUCLEUS THAT CARRY GENES.
FALSE
BROCA'S AREA IS FOR UNDERSTANDING SPEECH
HYPOTHALAMUS
WHICH PART OF THE LIMBIC SYSTEM KEEPS A CONSTANT INTERNAL STATE?
DENDRITES
WHICH PART OF THE NEURON RECEIVES AND PROCESSES SIGNALS FROM AXON OF OTHER
NEURONS?
GABA
WHICH NEUROTRANSMITTER CALMS THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM?
FRONTAL
WHICH PART OF THE BRAIN MAIN FUNCTION IS JUDGMENT, PLANNING, AND DECISION
MAKING?
ACTION POTENTIALS
NEURONS COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER BY SENDING ELECTRICAL IMPULSES CALLED:
TOP-DOWN
__________ PROCESSING IS CONCEPTUALLY DRIVEN AND INFLUENCED BY OUR BELIEFS AND
EXPECTATIONS.
ACCOMMODATION
CHANGING THE SHAPE OF THE LENS TO FOCUS ON OBJECTS NEAR OR FAR IS CALLED
__________.
LOUDNESS
BRIGHTNESS REFERS TO THE INTENSITY OF LIGHT. THE CORRESPONDING TERM WHEN
DISCUSSING THE INTENSITY (OR AMPLITUDE) OF SOUND IS __________.
HER ENJOYMENT OF FOOD
PREEM HAS A COLD AND PLUGGED SINUSES. THESE SYMPTOMS ARE MOST LIKELY TO AFFECT
PROPRIOCEPTION
THE NAME GIVEN TO THE SENSORY SYSTEM THAT TELLS US ABOUT THE POSITION OF OUR
BODY IN SPACE IS __________.
EQUILIBRIUM
A DISORDER OF THE INNER EAR WOULD BE MOST LIKELY TO IMPACT OUR __________.
FALSE
WHEN PETER TUNES LOIS OUT, THAT IS INATTENTIONAL ATTENTION
TRUE
THE PUPIL ADJUSTS BY DILATING OR CONSTRICTING DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT COMING
TOWARDS THE EYE
BINAURAL CUES
