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[Answer] An objective description of how a research variable is going to be measured and observed. [Question]
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Operational Definition
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http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-950957
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32/1438042990603.54_20150728002310-00029-ip-10-236-191-2_732634760_3.json
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08cfbcb7_cards_about_Psych__Laura_King___Question
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[Answer] An idea that is arrived at logically from a theory. It is a prediction that can be tested. [Question]
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Hypothesis
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http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-950957
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32/1438042990603.54_20150728002310-00029-ip-10-236-191-2_732634760_3.json
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08cfbcb7_cards_about_Psych__Laura_King___Question
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[Answer] Observing some phenomenon [Question]
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Step 1 of the Scientific Method
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http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-950957
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32/1438042990603.54_20150728002310-00029-ip-10-236-191-2_732634760_3.json
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08cfbcb7_cards_about_Psych__Laura_King___Question
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[Answer] Formulating hypotheses and predictions [Question]
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Step 2 of the Scientific Method
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Flashcards about Psych (Laura King)
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http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-950957
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32/1438042990603.54_20150728002310-00029-ip-10-236-191-2_732634760_3.json
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08cfbcb7_cards_about_Psych__Laura_King___Question
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[Answer] Testing through empirical research [Question]
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Step 3 of the Scientific Method
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Flashcards about Psych (Laura King)
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http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-950957
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32/1438042990603.54_20150728002310-00029-ip-10-236-191-2_732634760_3.json
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08cfbcb7_cards_about_Psych__Laura_King___Question
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[Answer] Drawing conclusions [Question]
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Step 4 of the Scientific Method
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http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-950957
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32/1438042990603.54_20150728002310-00029-ip-10-236-191-2_732634760_3.json
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08cfbcb7_cards_about_Psych__Laura_King___Question
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[Answer] Evaluating conclusions [Question]
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Step 5 of the Scientific Method
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Flashcards about Psych (Laura King)
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http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-950957
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32/1438042990603.54_20150728002310-00029-ip-10-236-191-2_732634760_3.json
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08cfbcb7_cards_about_Psych__Laura_King___Question
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[Answer] The entire group about which the investigator wants to draw conclusions. [Question]
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Population
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http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-950957
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32/1438042990603.54_20150728002310-00029-ip-10-236-191-2_732634760_3.json
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08cfbcb7_cards_about_Psych__Laura_King___Question
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[Answer] The subset of the population chosen by the investigator for study. [Question]
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Sample
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Flashcards about Psych (Laura King)
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http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-950957
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32/1438042990603.54_20150728002310-00029-ip-10-236-191-2_732634760_3.json
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08cfbcb7_cards_about_Psych__Laura_King___Question
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[Answer] A sample that gives every member of the population an equal chance of being selected. [Question]
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Random sample
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Flashcards about Psych (Laura King)
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http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-950957
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32/1438042990603.54_20150728002310-00029-ip-10-236-191-2_732634760_3.json
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08cfbcb7_cards_about_Psych__Laura_King___Question
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[Answer] Observation of behavior in real-world settings with no effort made to manipulate or control the situation. [Question]
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Naturalistic Observation
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Flashcards about Psych (Laura King)
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http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-950957
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32/1438042990603.54_20150728002310-00029-ip-10-236-191-2_732634760_3.json
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08cfbcb7_cards_about_Psych__Laura_King___Question
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[Answer] A test that requires answers to written and/or oral questions. [Question]
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Standardized Test
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Flashcards about Psych (Laura King)
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http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-950957
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32/1438042990603.54_20150728002310-00029-ip-10-236-191-2_732634760_3.json
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08cfbcb7_cards_about_Psych__Laura_King___Question
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[Answer] an in-depth look at one individual. [Question]
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Case Study/Case History
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http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-950957
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32/1438042990603.54_20150728002310-00029-ip-10-236-191-2_732634760_3.json
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08cfbcb7_cards_about_Psych__Laura_King___Question
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[Answer] A research strategy that identifies the relationships between two or more variables to explain how they change together. [Question]
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Correlational research
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Flashcards about Psych (Laura King)
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http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-950957
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32/1438042990603.54_20150728002310-00029-ip-10-236-191-2_732634760_3.json
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08cfbcb7_cards_about_Psych__Laura_King___Question
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[Answer] Situation where an extraneous variable that has not been measured accounts for the relationship between two others. [Question]
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Third Variable/Confound Problem
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Flashcards about Psych (Laura King)
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http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-950957
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32/1438042990603.54_20150728002310-00029-ip-10-236-191-2_732634760_3.json
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08cfbcb7_cards_about_Psych__Laura_King___Question
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[Answer] Systematic observation involving measuring variables of interest in waves over time. [Question]
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Longitudinal Design
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http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-950957
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32/1438042990603.54_20150728002310-00029-ip-10-236-191-2_732634760_3.json
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08cfbcb7_cards_about_Psych__Laura_King___Question
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[Answer] procedure of manipulating some variables thought to influence behavior while all other variables are held constant. [Question]
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Experiment
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http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-950957
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32/1438042990603.54_20150728002310-00029-ip-10-236-191-2_732634760_3.json
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08cfbcb7_cards_about_Psych__Laura_King___Question
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[Answer] The assignment of participants to research groups by chance. [Question]
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Random Assignment
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http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-950957
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32/1438042990603.54_20150728002310-00029-ip-10-236-191-2_732634760_3.json
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08cfbcb7_cards_about_Psych__Laura_King___Question
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[Answer] The manipulated experimental factor in an experiment. [Question]
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Independent Variable
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http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-950957
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32/1438042990603.54_20150728002310-00029-ip-10-236-191-2_732634760_3.json
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08cfbcb7_cards_about_Psych__Laura_King___Question
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[Answer] A factor that responds to change in the independent variable. [Question]
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Dependent Variable
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http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-950957
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32/1438042990603.54_20150728002310-00029-ip-10-236-191-2_732634760_3.json
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08cfbcb7_cards_about_Psych__Laura_King___Question
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[Answer] A group in the research study whose experience is manipulated. [Question]
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Experimental Group
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http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-950957
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08cfbcb7_cards_about_Psych__Laura_King___Question
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[Answer] A comparison group that is as much like the experimental group as possible and is treated the same except for in regard to the independent variable. [Question]
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Control Group
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Flashcards about Psych (Laura King)
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http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-950957
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32/1438042990603.54_20150728002310-00029-ip-10-236-191-2_732634760_3.json
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08cfbcb7_cards_about_Psych__Laura_King___Question
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[Answer] The soundness of the conclusions we draw from an experiment. [Question]
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Validity
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http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-950957
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08cfbcb7_cards_about_Psych__Laura_King___Question
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[Answer] The extent to which an experimental design is representative of the real-world issues it is supposed to address. [Question]
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Ecological Validity
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http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-950957
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[Answer] The extent to which the changes in the dependent variable are actually due to the manipulation of the independent variable. [Question]
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Internal Validity
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http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-950957
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32/1438042990603.54_20150728002310-00029-ip-10-236-191-2_732634760_3.json
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08cfbcb7_cards_about_Psych__Laura_King___Question
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[Answer] Influence of the experimenter's expectations on the outcome of an experiment. [Question]
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Experimenter Bias
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http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-950957
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32/1438042990603.54_20150728002310-00029-ip-10-236-191-2_732634760_3.json
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08cfbcb7_cards_about_Psych__Laura_King___Question
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[Answer] The influence of research participants' expectations on their behavior within an experiment. [Question]
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Research Participant Bias
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Flashcards about Psych (Laura King)
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http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-950957
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32/1438042990603.54_20150728002310-00029-ip-10-236-191-2_732634760_3.json
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08cfbcb7_cards_about_Psych__Laura_King___Question
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[Answer] An inert substance given to participants instead of an active agent that has no real effect. [Question]
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Placebo
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http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-950957
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32/1438042990603.54_20150728002310-00029-ip-10-236-191-2_732634760_3.json
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08cfbcb7_cards_about_Psych__Laura_King___Question
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[Answer] when participants' expectations, rather than experimental treatment, produce an experimental outcome. [Question]
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Placebo Effect
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Flashcards about Psych (Laura King)
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http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-950957
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32/1438042990603.54_20150728002310-00029-ip-10-236-191-2_732634760_3.json
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08cfbcb7_cards_about_Psych__Laura_King___Question
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[Answer] An experiment that is conducted so that neither the experimenter nor the participants are aware of which participants are in the experimental group and which are in the control group until after the results are calculated. [Question]
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Double-Blind Experiment
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Flashcards about Psych (Laura King)
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http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-950957
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32/1438042990603.54_20150728002310-00029-ip-10-236-191-2_732634760_3.json
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08cfbcb7_cards_about_Psych__Laura_King___Question
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[Answer] Mathematical procedures that are used to describe and summarize sets of data in a meaningful way. [Question]
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Descriptive Statistics
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Flashcards about Psych (Laura King)
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http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-950957
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32/1438042990603.54_20150728002310-00029-ip-10-236-191-2_732634760_3.json
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08cfbcb7_cards_about_Psych__Laura_King___Question
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[Answer] A statistical measure of the central tendency that is calculated by adding all the scores in a set and then dividing by the number of scores. [Question]
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Mean
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Flashcards about Psych (Laura King)
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http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-950957
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32/1438042990603.54_20150728002310-00029-ip-10-236-191-2_732634760_3.json
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08cfbcb7_cards_about_Psych__Laura_King___Question
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[Answer] A statistical measure of central tendency that falls exactly in the middle of a distribution of scores after they have been arranged (or ranked) from highest to lowest. [Question]
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Median
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Flashcards about Psych (Laura King)
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http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-950957
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32/1438042990603.54_20150728002310-00029-ip-10-236-191-2_732634760_3.json
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08cfbcb7_cards_about_Psych__Laura_King___Question
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[Answer] A statistical measure of central tendency; the score that occurs most often in a set of data. [Question]
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Mode
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http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-950957
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32/1438042990603.54_20150728002310-00029-ip-10-236-191-2_732634760_3.json
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08cfbcb7_cards_about_Psych__Laura_King___Question
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[Answer] A statistical measure of variability that is the distance between the highest and lowest scores. [Question]
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Range
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http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-950957
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32/1438042990603.54_20150728002310-00029-ip-10-236-191-2_732634760_3.json
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08cfbcb7_cards_about_Psych__Laura_King___Question
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[Answer] A statistical measure of variability that involves how much the scores vary, on the average, around the mean of the sample. [Question]
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Standard Deviation
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Flashcards about Psych (Laura King)
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http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-950957
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32/1438042990603.54_20150728002310-00029-ip-10-236-191-2_732634760_3.json
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08cfbcb7_cards_about_Psych__Laura_King___Question
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[Answer] Mathematical methods that are used to indicate whether data sufficiently support or confirm a research hypothesis. [Question]
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Inferential Statistics
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Flashcards about Psych (Laura King)
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http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-950957
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32/1438042990603.54_20150728002310-00029-ip-10-236-191-2_732634760_3.json
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08cfbcb7_cards_about_Psych__Laura_King___Question
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[Answer] Using an ethnic label, such as "African American" or "Latino," in a superficial way that portrays the ethnic group as more homogenous than it really is. [Question]
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Ethnic Gloss
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Flashcards about Psych (Laura King)
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http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-950957
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32/1438042990603.54_20150728002310-00029-ip-10-236-191-2_732634760_3.json
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08cfbcb7_cards_about_Psych__Laura_King___Question
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[Answer] The body's electrochemical communication circuitry, made up of billions of interconnected cells. [Question]
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Nervous System
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Flashcards about Psych (Laura King)
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http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-950957
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32/1438042990603.54_20150728002310-00029-ip-10-236-191-2_732634760_3.json
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08cfbcb7_cards_about_Psych__Laura_King___Question
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[Answer] The brain's special capacity for modification and change. [Question]
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Plasticity
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Flashcards about Psych (Laura King)
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http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-950957
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32/1438042990603.54_20150728002310-00029-ip-10-236-191-2_732634760_3.json
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08cfbcb7_cards_about_Psych__Laura_King___Question
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[Answer] Sensory nerves that transport information to the brain. [Question]
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Afferent Nerves
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http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-950957
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32/1438042990603.54_20150728002310-00029-ip-10-236-191-2_732634760_3.json
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08cfbcb7_cards_about_Psych__Laura_King___Question
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[Answer] Motor nerves that carry the brain's output. [Question]
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Efferent Nerves
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http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-950957
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32/1438042990603.54_20150728002310-00029-ip-10-236-191-2_732634760_3.json
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08cfbcb7_cards_about_Psych__Laura_King___Question
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[Answer] Networks of nerve cells that integrate sensory input and motor output. [Question]
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Neural Networks
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http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-950957
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32/1438042990603.54_20150728002310-00029-ip-10-236-191-2_732634760_3.json
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08cfbcb7_cards_about_Psych__Laura_King___Question
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[Answer] The brain and spinal cord. [Question]
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Central Nervous System
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http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-950957
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32/1438042990603.54_20150728002310-00029-ip-10-236-191-2_732634760_3.json
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08cfbcb7_cards_about_Psych__Laura_King___Question
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[Answer] The network of nerves that connects the brain and spinal cord to other parts of the body. It is divided into the somatic nervous system and the autonomic nervous system. [Question]
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Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)
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Flashcards about Psych (Laura King)
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http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-950957
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32/1438042990603.54_20150728002310-00029-ip-10-236-191-2_732634760_3.json
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08cfbcb7_cards_about_Psych__Laura_King___Question
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[Answer] part of the PNS with sensory nerves, which convey information to the CNS, and motor nerves, which transmit information to the muscles. [Question]
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Somatic Nervous system
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http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-950957
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32/1438042990603.54_20150728002310-00029-ip-10-236-191-2_732634760_3.json
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08cfbcb7_cards_about_Psych__Laura_King___Question
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[Answer] Part of the PNS that communicates with the internal organs and monitors processes such as breathing, heart rate, and digestion. It consists of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems. [Question]
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Autonomic Nervous System
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Flashcards about Psych (Laura King)
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http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-950957
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32/1438042990603.54_20150728002310-00029-ip-10-236-191-2_732634760_3.json
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08cfbcb7_cards_about_Psych__Laura_King___Question
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[Answer] The division of the autonomic nervous system that arouses the body. [Question]
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Sympathetic Nervous System
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http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-950957
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32/1438042990603.54_20150728002310-00029-ip-10-236-191-2_732634760_3.json
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08cfbcb7_cards_about_Psych__Laura_King___Question
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[Answer] The division of the autonomic nervous system that calms the body. [Question]
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Parasympathetic Nervous System
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http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-950957
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08cfbcb7_cards_about_Psych__Laura_King___Question
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[Answer] Nerve cells that are specialized for processing information. Neurons are the basic units of the nervous system. [Question]
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Neurons
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http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-950957
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08cfbcb7_cards_about_Psych__Laura_King___Question
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[Answer] Cells that provide support and nutritional benefits in the nervous system. [Question]
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Glial Cells
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http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-950957
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08cfbcb7_cards_about_Psych__Laura_King___Question
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[Answer] The part of the neuron containing the nucleus, which directs the manufacture of substances that the neuron needs for growth and maintenance. [Question]
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Cell Body
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http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-950957
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[Answer] Branches of a neuron that receive and orient information toward the cell body. [Question]
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Dendrites
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http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-950957
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08cfbcb7_cards_about_Psych__Laura_King___Question
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[Answer] The part of the neuron that carries information away from the cell body to other cells. [Question]
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Axon
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http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-950957
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08cfbcb7_cards_about_Psych__Laura_King___Question
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[Answer] The layer of fat cells that encases and insulates most axons. The myelin sheath speeds up the transmission of nerve impulses. [Question]
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Myelin sheath
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http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-950957
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[Answer] The stable, negative charge of an inactive neuron. [Question]
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Resting Potential
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[Answer] The brief wave of positive electrical charge that sweeps down the axon during the transmission of a nerve impulse. [Question]
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Action Potential
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[Answer] The idea that once an electrical impulse reaches a certain level of intensity, it fires and moves all the way down the axon without losing any of its intensity. [Question]
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All-Or-None Principal
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[Answer] Tiny junctions between two neurons, generally where the axon of one neuron meets the dendrites or cell body of another neuron. [Question]
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Synapses
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[Answer] Chemical substances that carry information across the synaptic gap from one neuron to the next. [Question]
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Neurotransmitters
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[Answer] A drug that mimics or increases a neurotransmitter's effects. [Question]
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Agonist
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[Answer] A drug that blocks a neurotransmitter's effects. [Question]
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Antagonist
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[Answer] The lowest portion of the brain, consisting of the medulla, cerebellum, and pons. [Question]
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Hindbrain
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[Answer] Located between the hindbrain and forebrain, a region where many nerve-fiber systems ascend and descend to connect the higher and lower portions of the brain. [Question]
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Midbrain
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[Answer] A midbrain system that consists of a diffuse collection of neurons involved in stereotypical behaviors, such as walking, sleeping, or turning to a sudden noise. [Question]
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Reticular Formation
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[Answer] The region of the brain that includes much of the hindbrain (excluding the cerebellum) and the midbrain. [Question]
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Brain Stem
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[Answer] The highest level of the brain. Key structures are the limbic system, thalamus, basal ganglia, hypothalamus, and cerebral cortex. [Question]
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Forebrain
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[Answer] Loosely connected network of structures--including the amygdala and hippocamupus that play important roles in memory and emotion. [Question]
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Limbic System
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[Answer] Forebrain structure that functions as a relay station to sort information and send it to appropriate areas in the forebrain for further integration and interpretation. [Question]
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Thalamus
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[Answer] Large clusters of neurons, located above the thalamus and under the cerebral cortex, that work with the cerebellum and the cerebral cortex to control and coordinate voluntary movements. [Question]
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Basal Ganglia
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[Answer] Small forebrain structure involved in regulating eating, drinking, and sex; directing the endocrine system; and monitoring emotion, stress, and reward. [Question]
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Hypothalamus
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[Answer] Highest level of the forebrain, where the highest mental functions, such as thinking and planning, take place. [Question]
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Cerebral Cortex
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[Answer] The part of the cerebral cortex at the back of the head that is involved in vision. [Question]
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Occipital Lobe
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[Answer] The portion of the cerebral cortex just above the ears that is involved in hearing, language processing, and memory. [Question]
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Temporal Lobe
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[Answer] The part of the cerebral cortex just behind the forehead that is involved in the control of voluntary muscles, intelligence, and personality. [Question]
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Frontal Lobe
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[Answer] Area of the cerebral cortex at the top of the head that is involved in registering spatial location, attention, and motor control. [Question]
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Parietal Lobe
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[Answer] Area of the cerebral cortex that processes information about body sensations. [Question]
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Somatosensory Cortex
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[Answer] Area of the cerebral Cortex that processes information about voluntary movement. [Question]
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Motor Cortex
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[Answer] Region of the cerebral cortex in which the highest intellectual functions, such as thinking and problem solving, occur; also called association areas. [Question]
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Association Cortex
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[Answer] The large bundle of axons connecting the brain's two hemispheres. [Question]
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Corpus Callosum
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[Answer] A set of glands that regulate the activities of certain organs by releasing their chemical products (hormones) into the bloodstream. [Question]
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Endocrine System
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[Answer] Chemical messengers manufactured by the endocrine glands. [Question]
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Hormones
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[Answer] An important endocrine gland at the base of the skull that controls growth and regulates other glands. [Question]
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Pituitary Gland
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[Answer] Important endocrine glands that are instrumental in regulating moods, energy level, and the ability to cope with stress. [Question]
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Adrenal glands
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[Answer] Threadlike structures that contain genes and DNA. Humans have 23 chromosome pairs in the nucleus of every cell. Each parent contributes one chromosome to each pair. [Question]
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Chromosomes
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[Answer] A complex molecule that contains genetic information; makes up chromosomes. [Question]
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Deoxyrybonucleic Acid
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[Answer] The units of hereditary information. They are short segments of chromosomes, composed of DNA. [Question]
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Genes
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[Answer] The principle that, if one gene of a pair governing a given characteristic is dominant and one is recessive, the dominant gene overrides the recessive gene. A recessive gene exerts its influence only if both genes in a pair are recessive. [Question]
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Dominant-recessive genes principle
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[Answer] An individual's genetic heritage; his or her actual genetic material. [Question]
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Genotype
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[Answer] The expression of an individual's genotype in observable, measurable characteristics. [Question]
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Phenotype
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[Answer] The response of individuals to changes in circumstances and events that threaten their coping abilities. [Question]
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Stress
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[Answer] Circumstances and events that threaten individuals and tax their coping abilities. [Question]
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Stressors
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[Answer] The pattern of continuity and change in human capabilities that occurs throughout the course of life. [Question]
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Development
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[Answer] An organism's biological inheritance. [Question]
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Nature
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[Answer] An organism's environmental experiences. [Question]
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Nurture
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[Answer] A test of perception that involves giving an infant a choice of what object to look at and that is used to determine whether infants can distinguish between objects. [Question]
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Preferential Looking
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[Answer] Decreased responsiveness to a stimulus after repeated presentations. Habituation is used in infant research to examine if an infant can discriminate between an old stimulus and a new one. [Question]
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Habituation
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[Answer] A framework that already exists in a person's mind that organizes information and provides a structure for interpreting it. [Question]
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Schema
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[Answer] An individual's incorporation of new information into existing knowledge. [Question]
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Assimilation
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[Answer] An individual's adjustment of a schema to new information. [Question]
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Accommodation
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