Chapter 1
_____________ the scientific study of the mind, brain, and behaviour
Psychology
___________ a mental shortcut or rule of thumb that helps us to streamline our thinking and make sense of our world
Heuristic
What is the functional cell of the brain ?
Neuron
True or False, correlation means causation
false
What version of APA should you be using
7
______________ the tendency to stick to our initial beliefs even when evidence contradicts them
Belief Perserverance
__________ research design that examines one person or a small number of people in depth usually over an extended period of time
Case Study
_____________ glial cells wrapped around axons that act as insulators of the Neuron's signal
Myelin Sheath
_________________ represents a set of claims that may seem scientific but in reality they are not
pseudoscience
Would you capitalize "and" in an APA report title ?
NO
___________ assertion about the world that is not testable.
Metaphysical Claim
What does an r value of -.5 correspond to ?
Moderate Negative Correlation
__________________ the recycling of neurotransmitter back into the pre-synaptic membrane
reuptake
Naturalistic studies have low __________ validity
low internal validity
Should you include the link to a reference in your APA citation ?
YES use the DOI link
What theory did B.F Skinner propose ?
Behaviourism
Is the independent or the dependent variable being manipulated ?
Independent variable
_____________ large band of fibres connecting the right and left hemispheres
corpus callosum
_____________ psychology focuses on Darwinian ideals and applies the theory of natural selection to human and animal behaviour
Evolutionary
What kind of indent is used in your reference list ?
What theory did William James propose?
Functionalism
How would you define a variable such as happiness or general anxiety ?
operationalize the variable
______________ allows us to comprehend speech
Wernicke's area
Case studies can provide _________ proofs
existence
Does APA 7 have a running head ?
NO