psych 2

Question 1

primary motor cortex

Answer 1

muscle movements we control ourself

Question 2

cerebral cortex

Answer 2

covers the cerebrum and is the most visible part of the brain, responsible for conscious thought

Question 3

corpus callous

Answer 3

thick band of nerve axon connecting the left and right hemisphere

Question 4

brain stem

Answer 4

regulates survival functions such as our heartbeat, blood pressure, breathing rates

Question 5

thalamus

Answer 5

sensory data arrives here and is then relayed to specific areas of the cortex

Question 6

hypothalamus

Answer 6

responsible for regulating body temp, appetite, thirst and hormones

Question 7

pineal gland

Answer 7

controls our internal body clock; regulates our sleep-wake cycles and release our sleep hormone, melatonin

Question 8

hippocampus

Answer 8

responsible for making new memories; is also our navigator

Question 9

amygdala

Answer 9

associated with the emotions of fear and anger; plays a role in our emotional responses

Question 10

who was phineas gage

Answer 10

phineas gage had a workplace accident where an iron tamping rod entered and exited his skull. his eye exploded destroying his frontal lobe

Question 11

biological change in phineas gage

Answer 11

his eye busted and most of his frontal lobe

Question 12

psychological change in phineas gage

Answer 12

his personality and emotional regulation was impaired

Question 13

social change in phineas gage

Answer 13

he permanently lost his inhibitions

Question 14

cerebrospinal fluid

Answer 14

special fluid that supplies nutrients to our brain cells, removes waste from them and cushions our brain tissue from a knock to the head

Question 15

research methods

Answer 15

way to search for something

Question 16

research question

Answer 16

simple question identifying what the researcher is trying to find out

Question 17

independent variable

Answer 17

factor that is being changed in an experiment to determine its effect in another variable

Question 18

dependant variable

Answer 18

a factor being measures to determine the effectiveness of the iv

Question 19

extraneous variable

Answer 19

any variable other than the iv that could influence the dv - can cause unwanted results

Question 20

participant variables

Answer 20

the subjects alertness, motivation, experience with exercise

Question 21

situational variables

Answer 21

distractions in the environment

Question 22

experimental group

Answer 22

group of subjects exposed to the iv

Question 23

control group

Answer 23

group of subjects NOT exposed to the iv

Question 24

experimental condition

Answer 24

subjects are exposed to the iv

Question 25

control condition

Answer 25

subjects are NOT exposed to the iv

Question 26

population

Answer 26

group of interest that the experimenter is wanting to investigate

Question 27

sample

Answer 27

group of subjects being used in the experiment to represent the group of interest

Question 28

how to write a hypothesis

Answer 28

population who exposed to the iv will dv as compared to the iv

Question 29

placebo

Answer 29

an inactive substance or other intervention that looks the same as and is given the same way as an active drug or treatment being tested

Question 30

independent groups

Answer 30

2 groups of subjects that are places into either the experimental or control group

Question 31

repeated measures

Answer 31

2 groups that swap so they do the experiment twice for more data

Question 32

convenience sampling

Answer 32

participants are selected based upon accessibility

Question 33

random sampling

Answer 33

a type of probability sampling in which the researcher randomly selects a subset of participants from a population

Question 34

quantitive data

Answer 34

numerical data that can easily compared to determine the effect of the iv

Question 35

qualitative data

Answer 35

describes data that is not easily compared, written descriptions or observations

Question 36

ethics

Answer 36

refers to moral principals and standards that guide individuals to distinguish between right and wrong actions

Question 37

the aim of the research is...

Answer 37

to ensure NO HARM to the subjects

Question 38

role of the researcher

Answer 38

informed consent, debriefing, deception

Question 39

participants rights

Answer 39

confidentiality, voluntary participation, withdrawal rights