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NVCC PSY 200-E43L Exam 1 includes accurate and verified questions covering general psychology topics such as learning theories (classical and operant conditioning), memory processes, developmental stages, sensation and perception, and cognitive psychology. This exam is designed for students enrolled in the second unit of the PSY 200 course.
What is self selection and why is it a problem for research? - ANSWER-because it allows people to choose what group they are in based on anything about them making the experiment exposed to more than one difference...no control
What does it mean to say that the difference between the control group and the experimental group is statistically significant? - ANSWER-That it is unlikely to have been caused by a third varibale
What is internal validity? - ANSWER-refers to our ability to draw inferences of cause an effect
What is external validity? - ANSWER-Allows us to generalize to the real world 1 / 2
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What is the cell body? - ANSWER-The part of the neuron that coordinates information, processes tasks and keeps the cell alive
What is a dendrite? - ANSWER-Branch like extensions of the neuron that receives information from other neurons and relays them to the cell body
What is an axon? - ANSWER-Part of a neuron that carries information to other neurons muscles and glands
What is the path of transmission in a neuron? - ANSWER- Dendrite--cell body---axon
What are myelin sheaths? - ANSWER-Insulated layer of fatty material that covers axons. They facilitate the conduction of action potential
What are nodes of ranvier? - ANSWER-Gaps between myelin that causes the charge to seem to jump from node to node making it faster
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