Pre-break bits Flashcards
Within a neuron, the direction of the electrical signal moves from?
Dendrite to cell body to axon
The somatic nervous system and the autonomic nervous system are subdivisions of the _______ .
Peripheral nervous system
The human retina contains two types of light sensitive receptors. They are called?
Rods and Cones
The amplitude of a sound wave is measured in _______ .
Decibels (Db)
The cue for depth based on sensing the movement of muscles in our eyes is called?
Convergence
Which is the most common definition of Psychology?
Psychology is the science of the mind and behaviour.
Wundt’s favourite method of investigation was called:
a. Instrospection
b. devospection
c. endrospection
d. extrospection
A. Instrospection
The text defines ________ as a systematic way of organising and explaining observations.
a. theory
b. hypothesis
c, sample
d. variable
A. Theory
A hypothesis is best characterised as:
A tentative belief about the relationship between two or more variables.
What refers to the ability to infer something about a larger population from the behaviours of a subset of that population?
Generalisability
A sample is defined as a subgroup of:
the population that is likely to be representative of the population as a whole.
