Research Methods
A double-blind procedure is used to minimize
A. correlation
B. placebo effect
C. experimenter bias
D. both B and C.
D. both B and C.
What is considered the "master" gland?
The tendency to stick with the first piece of information given is
Anchoring Bias
(Will also accept: serial position effect)
Repeatedly imagining nonexistent actions and events can create false memories. TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
The process by which sensory receptors and the nervous system receive and represent stimulus energies is called
Sensation
The ______________ Variable is the variable that is manipulated
Independent
Parkinson's disease is most directly associated with
Dopamine
What is the retention of encoded material over time called?
Storage
Ability to focus on conversation in noisy room is called ___________________.
Selective Attention
A researcher's prediction that "students who sleep more will score higher on tests" is a(n)
hypothesis
The _____________ Nervous System is responsible for our fight-or-flight response.
Sympathetic
A mental shortcut that allows quick judgments is a(n)
Heuristic
The process of getting information into the memory system is called ____________.
Encoding.
This is the tendency for our minds to follow a path, even if it's broken, to see a continuous, smooth, and unified whole rather than a series of disconnected parts.
Continuity
The most appropriate graph for showing frequency distributions is a
A. Scatterplot
B. Line Graph
C. Histogram
D. Bar Chart
Histogram
Which structure in the brain (and limbic system) is most associated with forming new memories?
Hippocampus
Ji assumes the driver who almost cut him off is stupid or a jerk; but when Ji cuts someone off, he considers it a small mistake. This is an example of the
Fundamental Attribution Error
When you have to come up with an answer when given no hints, no multiple choice options, etc, this kind of memory retrieval is considered ___________.
Recall
Dizziness is most closely related to this body sense also related to fluid in the ear's semicircular canal?
The Mean
The brain's ability to change, reorganize, and form new neural connections is called
The brain's ability to change, reorganize, and form new neural connections is called
How a person is asked about a crime scene impacts how they respond. For example,
"What injuries did you see observe after he viciously beat him?" versus "What injuries did you observe after he hit him?"
The difference in how the question is asked is called _______________.
Framing
This level of processing, the encoding of meaning, is best for retention in memory.
Semantic
After an eye injury, Ana is instructed to cover her left eye with a patch. Ana will lose her ability to use which depth perception cue?
Retinal Disparity