Experiments
Research methods
Correlations
Nervous system
Brain and lobes
100
What are the two variables that are examined in all experiments?
Independent and dependent
100
What is the most practical research method?
Survey
100
What are the two types of correlations?
Positive and Negative
100
The nervous system is composed of two basic cell types, what are they?
glial cells and neuron
100
The Adrenal Gland is known to produce this:
a. Thyroxin
b. GABA
c. adrenaline
d. Melatonin
c.
200
In an experiment, what is the dependent variable?
It's the variable that is measured.
200
What research method is the study of one person or group?
Case Study
200
A correlation coefficient is a number from what to what?
-1 to +1
200
Name three parts of a Neuron.
Cell body, dendrite, nucleus, myelin sheath, axon, axon terminal
200
The right hemisphere controls what side of the body?
Left.
300
To prevent experimenter bias you can use what two types of studies?
single-blind, double-blind
300
What research method is collected from participants of different ages and populations then compare?
Cross-sectional study
300
Looking at these coefficients -0.8 and -0.5 which one has a stronger relationship?
-0.5
300
Does sensory or motor neurons relay messages from the sense organs to the brain
sensory neurons.
300
Brain hemispheres communicate through what? It is known for split-brain operations.
corpus callosum
400
In this example, Identify the Independent and Dependent variable. The height of bean plants depends on the amount of water they receive.
IV: Amount of water DV: Height of bean plant
400
What research method observes the subject in a natural setting without interfering?
Naturalistic Observation
400
You know it’s a positive correlation if the variables do what?
They move in same directions.
400
Our ability to breath and sweat is an example of what nervous system?
Autonomic Nervous System
400
Damage to which of the following lobe could interfere with hearing, and language?
temporal lobe.
500
Describe Placebo Effect.
if people are expecting something to happen it can
actually, make it happen
500
In the video we watched on Genie what is one major thing that she is unable to do being as a result of being a feral child?
Form a sentence/communicate.
500
Which graph would represent research that states that shoe size and sleep correlate?
plot B.
500
What is known as the genetic makeup of that individual.
Genotype
500
Damage to what area of the brain would result in an inability to produce language.
Broca's area.