Midterm
Psychology and Scientific Thinking
Research Methods
Biological Psychology
100

What day is your Midterm?

Friday October 22

100

Testable prediction derived from a scientific theory

what is Hypothesis?

100

Consistency of a Measure

What is Reliability 

100

What is the alternative word for the cell body?

What is Soma

200

How many questions are in your Midterm?

100 questions

200

An explanation for a large number of findings in the world

What is Scientific Theory

200

evidence on personal statements or accounts of events, NOT evidence or fact of research

What is Anecdotal

200

Positive charger spikes after reaching the threshold and releases electricity

What is Action Potential 

300

How long is your Midterm

120 minutes (2 hours)

300

Set of claims that seem scientific but is not

what is Pseudoscience?

300

Infers that there is a relationship where one variable causes a direct change to another

What is Causation

300

Processes memory for spatial locations

What is the Hippocampus 

400

What time can you do your Midterm?

10am to 5pm

400

Loophole defenders of a theory use to prevent falsification

What is Ad Hoc Immunizing Hypothesis

400

the extent to which you can generalize the findings to the real-world situation 

What is External Validity

400

Labelled as the master gland that controls other glands

What is the Pituitary Gland

500

Where can you reach Dr. Soucie during the Midterm?

In the Virtual Classroom

500

Using your set of skills to carefully access all claims with a open mind 

What is Critical Thinking

500

The measure of variability that takes into account how far each data point is from the mean

What is Standard Deviation 
500

What is the purpose of the Myelin Sheath?

allow electrical impulses to transmit quickly and efficiently along with nerve cells