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WGU psychology c180 Study online at https://quizlet.com/_cuv5lm 1 . What is the independent variable the cause of change 2 . What is the dependent variable the effect 3 . What is the main difference between a correlation and an experiment correlation discovers relationship among vari- ables and predicts future events. Experiment pro- vides more definitive conclusion from causal rela- tionship. 4 . How is a sample different from a pop- ulation smaller subset of population 5 . List 2 issues in conducting ethical re- search in psychology Prevent harm and free choice. 6 . Hypothalamus pleasurable activities associated with eating, drinking, and sexual behavior 7 . Thalamus relay station for all senses except smell 8 . Hippocampus associated with converting short-term memories into long-term memories 9 . Cerebellum balance and body posture 10 . Corpus Callosum Connective tissue that links the two brain hemi- spheres 11 . Pituitary Gland Master gland within the endocrine system 12 . Pancreas produces insulin 13 . Parietal lobe sensation and spatial awareness 14 . Occipital lobe vision 1 / 14 Downloaded by Aisyln Vaughn (samuelkingstone40@gmail.com) Scan to open on Studocu lOMoARcPSD|14174986

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WGU psychology c180 Study online at https://quizlet.com/_cuv5lm 15 . Frontal lobe thinking, personality 16 . Temporal lobe hearing 17 . List 2 types of neurotransmitters dopamine, serotonin 18 . axon long fiber that transmits information away from cell body to other neurons 19 . dendrite treelike fiber that collects information from other cells and sends to soma 20 . myelin sheath insulates axon to increase speed of neural mes- sages 21 . Where does the myelin sheath grow and what is its purpose Grows around the axons. Purpose is to insulate. 22 . Harold goes to check out an empty house. He hears a noise and thinks it could be a stray cat Which behavior is the sensation? hears a noise. Which behavior is the perception? he thinks its a stray cat 23 . Provide a real world example of sub- liminal messaging The amazon logo. The arrow points from a to z which is that they sell everything and anything. 24 . Provide a real world example of top-down perception Walking into the kitchen and smelling smoke. 25 . Provide a real world example of ab- solute threshold Hearing clock's minute hand tick tock at night. any senses. 26 . Provide a real world example of inat- tentional blindness choosing to tune out to focus on one thing. 2 / 14 Downloaded by Aisyln Vaughn (samuelkingstone40@gmail.com) Scan to open on Studocu lOMoARcPSD|14174986

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WGU psychology c180 Study online at https://quizlet.com/_cuv5lm 27 . Non-REM 1 theta waves. Some loss of muscle tone. Jerking movements 28 . Non-REM 2 sleep spindles. 50% of total sleep 29 . Non-REM 3 delta waves. slow wave. deepest of sleep. Occurs at beginning of sleep. Sleep walking, bed wetting, talking and nightmares occur. 30 . REM 20-25% of sleep. vivid dreams, body does not move and movements occur in dreams. too much can have neg impact on mood and leave you tired. affects cognitive capacity. 31 . Provide an example of drug tolerance A person taking so much pain medication that they require more pain medication to get same effect. 32 . Contrast hypnosis and meditation Hypnosis is to facilitate increased suggestibility and dissociated experiences and facilitated by someone else. Meditation alters consciousness and attention by relaxation, deep breathing and concentrated focus facilitated by yourself 33 . List the 3 stages of prenatal develop- ment and indicate how long each one lasts 1) zygote- 1-2 weeks 2) embryonic- 3-8 weeks 3) fetal- 9-birth 34 . List and briefly describe Piaget's 4 stages of cognitive development; in- clude the age range for each 1) sensorimotor- child experiences senses of see- ing, hearing, touching and tasting. 2) preopera- tional- Child starts to see world from other peo- ples perspectives. 3) concrete operational- Per- forms operations and thinks logically. 4) formal 3 / 14 Downloaded by Aisyln Vaughn (samuelkingstone40@gmail.com) Scan to open on Studocu lOMoARcPSD|14174986

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