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PSYCH 101

1)An inert substance given to members of the control group; the fake treatment that has no benefit, but is administered as if it does.

2. Endocrine glands involved in the stress response and the regulation of salt balance.
3. To repeat an experiment, generally with a new sample and/or other changes to the procedures, the goal of which is to provide further support for the findings of the first study.

4. The ability to perceive three-dimensional objects and judge distances.
5. A characteristic of participants or the environment that could unexpectedly influence the outcome of a study.

6. A type of descriptive research examining the relationships among variables.

7. The tendency to perceive objects in our environment as stable in terms of shape, size, and color, regardless of changes in the sensory data received.

8. A type of descriptive research that studies participants in their natural environment through systematic observation.

9. The scientific study of observable behavior.

10. The examination of one’s own conscious activities

11. A collection of structures that regulates emotions and basic drives like hunger, and aids in the creation of memories.

12. The scientific study of behavior and mental processes

1. 1. Cerebellum
   2. Psychology
   3. Neuroscience
   4. Case Study

13. A type of descriptive research that closely examines an individual or small group
    1. Correlational Method
    2. Naturalistic Observation
    3. Case Study
    4. Variables

14. A network of neurons running through the midbrain that controls levels of arousal and quickly analyzes sensory information on its way to the cortex
    1. Neuroplasticity
    2. Central Nervous System
    3. Neurons
    4. Reticular Formation

15. A subset of the population chosen through a procedure that ensures all members of the population have an equal chance of being selected to participate in the study
    1. Representative Sample
    2. Population
    3. Random Sample
    4. Introspection

16. In the experimental method, the variable manipulated by the researcher to determine its effect on the dependent variable
    1. Extraneous Variable
    2. Independent Variable
    3. Dependent Variable
    4. Experiment (al method)

17. The thick band of nerve fibers connecting the right and left cerebral hemispheres; principle structure for information shared between the two hemispheres
    1. Corpus Collosum
    2. Medulla
    3. Cerebrum
    4. Cerebellum

18. In the experimental method, the characteristic or response that is measured to determine the effect of the researcher’s manipulation
    1. Experiment (al method)
    2. Independent Variable
    3. Extraneous Variable
    4. Dependent Variable

19. Locations on the receiving neuron’s dendrites where neurotransmitters attach

1. 1. Neurotransmitters
   2. Adrenal Glands
   3. Receptor Sites
   4. Amygdala

20. An early school of psychology that focused on the function of thought processes, feelings, and behaviors and how they help us adapt to the environment
    1. Structuralism
    2. Functionalism
    3. Random Sample
    4. Behaviorism

21. Specialized cells of the nervous system that transmit electrical and chemical signals in the body; nerve cells
    1. Medulla
    2. Neurons
    3. Neurotransmitters
    4. Receptor Sites