Statistical Vocab
Indicates a relationship between two variables. Is this a correlation or an experiment?
What is correlation?
(an experiment determines cause and effect between two variables)
Unclear x-ray images of the brain, is this a CT or MRI scan?
What is CT scan?
(an MRI scan shows more detail of the soft brain tissue.)
This is the process by detecting physical energy from the environment and sending it to the brain.
What is sensation?
A societal expectation that individuals should help those who are dependent or in need.
Is this social reciprocity norm or social responsibility norm?
What is social responsibility norm?
(Explaination: Social reciprocity norm: An expectation that people will help, not hurt, those who have helped them)
Can't form new memories. Is this ANTEROGRADE AMNESIA or RETROGRADE AMNESIA?
What is ANTEROGRADE AMNESIA?
(Retrograde amnesia is when you cant remember OLD memories).
The variable being measured, the effect of the independent variable being manipulated, is this an independent or dependent variable?
What is Dependent variable?
(the independent variable is what is being studied and manipulated)
Helps regulate biological processes, like stimulating hunger, is this the pituitary gland or pineal gland?
What is Pituitary gland?
(the pineal gland helps regulate biological rhythms/ sleep.)
These cells in the retina are responsible for color vision and fine details.
What is cones?
What is it called to make a small request before building up to a larger one?
What is “foot-in-the-door”?
Recently learned material causes us to forget OLD material. Is this PROACTIVE INTERFERENCE or RETROACTIVE INTERFERENCE?
What is RETROACTIVE INTERFERENCE?
(Proactive is previously learned material causes us to forget NEW material).
Shows that an effect exists in a study (calculated through p-values), is this statistical significance or practical significance?
What is statistical significance?
(practical significance shows that the effect is large enough to be meaningful to a larger population (calculated through effect size))
A slow, chemical message that is released by the endocrine system, is this hormone or neurotransmitter?
What is Hormones?
(neurotransmitters are a fast chemical messenger that travels between neurons in the nervous system.)
This is the minimum difference between two stimuli that can be detected 50% of the time.
What is the difference threshold?
What is the difference between central route persuasion and peripheral route persuasion?
What is central route persuasion?
central: opinions influenced be facts and thinking. peripheral: opinions influenced by humor, fear, desirability.
The inability to perceive a new use for an object associated with a different purpose. Is this FUNCTIONAL FIXEDNESS or MENTAL SET?
What is FUNCTIONAL FIXEDNESS?
(Mental set is an obstacle to problem-solving which involves fixating only on solutions that have worked in the past).
What is the difference between a positive and a negative skew?
What is positive skew has a tail dragging on the right, negative skew has a tail dragging on the left?
See best in the dark, black and white, is this rods or cones?
What is Rods?
This theory states that color vision is based on apposing pairs. (EX. Red and Green)
What is opponent-process theory?
Assuming others possess better information about the correct behavior. Is this normative social influence or informative social influence?
What is informative social influence?
(Explaination: Normative: wanting approval or acceptance from a group)
What is the difference between FRAMING and PRIMING?
What is
FRAMING: HOW the information is presented. PRIMING: WHAT information is presented
What is the difference between descriptive statistics and inferential statistics,?
What is:
Descriptive stats - summarized or described data, Inferential stats - applying the sample data to the entire population
A system that relaxes the body, is this Sympathetic or Parasympathetic Nervous System?
What is Parasympathetic Nervous System?
This depth reception cue relies on he slight difference between the images seen by the eye to judge differences.
What is retinal disparity?
Blaming the person’s personality, intelligence, or attitude (internal).
What is dispositional attribution?
What is the difference between IMPLICIT MEMORY and EXPLICIT MEMORY? (and do you know what part of the brain they are processed through?)
What is:
IMPLICIT: PHYSICAL MEMORIES; generally stored in cerebellum (like how to tie shoes)
EXPLICIT: We can SAY them; generally processed through the hippocampus. (like your name or phone number).