AP Psych: Q1 Review and TRIVIA!!

Master gland of the endocrine system

The variable that results from the manipulation in an experiment

An inability to hear could result from damage to:

Research strategy i/w neither subjects nor experimenters know which condition subjects are in

A larger group from which a sample is drawn and to which the researcher wishes to generalize

•A double-blind control is essential for which of the following?

Occurs when an extraneous variable makes it difficult to sort out the effects of the IV

Judgment inferred from statistics that probability of observed findings occurring b/chance= low

What is the world's biggest country by area?

Which structure provides internal communication between the sensory and motor neurons of the peripheral NS?

Christine does yoga every Thursday, she finds it very relaxing, which means her ______ NS is in action

Distribution of subjects in experiment i/w each has equal chance of being assigned to any group

. If someone has a problem to their angular gyrus they are most likely going to experience:

•Which chemicals pass across the synaptic gap and decrease the possibility the next neuron in the chain will fire?

Which of the following is NOT a part of the brainstem, which is responsible for vital, autonomic functions?

Exists when a sample is not representative of the population from which it was drawn

How many bones does the adult skeleton have

What year did WWII end?

Put these planets in order from closest to furthest from the sun

During an action potential, neurotransmitters are released from the:

The statistic that indicates the degree and direction of relationship between variables

A psychologist from the ________ perspective might study how memories are created and stored

The group in an experiment that is exposed to manipulation of the independent variable

In a split brain patient, the ______ is cut

What does vexillology study?

An in-depth, generally subjective, investigation of an individual subject

Precisely defines ea. variable in study in terms of operations needed to produce/measure them

A neuron's reaction of either firing (with a full strength response) or not firing

What was the highest grossing movie of all time?

The first person to travel into space was ...

In Romeo and Juliet, what family does Romeo belong to?

Effects that occur when subjects experience change due to expectations (or to "fake" treatment)

What is the world's largest river by volume?