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Psychological Research ch 2 Test

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5 Written Questions

5 Matching Questions

  1. survey method
  2. CT scans:
  3. sensory or afferent neurons:
  4. acetylcholine:
  5. control group
  1. a carry info to the brain from the skin, muscles, or organs
  2. b neurotransmitter muscle action, memory and attention,
  3. c multiple x-rays of successive slices of the brain
  4. d all get same treatment except independent variable to assess impact
  5. e questionnaires and interviews

5 Multiple Choice Questions

  1. release neurotransmitters which then bind with a dendrite receptor site
  2. controls for subject and experimenter bias with limited knowledge for both
  3. expectancies can impact subjective experiences
  4. damage or remove section of brain and observe the effects
  5. neurotransmitter involved in learning, memory and pleasurable emotion

5 True/False Questions

  1. PET scans:records biochemical changes int he brain as they occur by detecting radioactive material which has been injected or inhaled

          

  2. 2 parts of nervous system:sensory nerves relay information fromt he skin and muscles to the CNS about pain, temperature, and informs the muscles when to act

          

  3. hormones:chemical messengers manufactured in the endocrine glands and released into the blood stream

          

  4. variablesdoes it measure what it is supposed to measure

          

  5. operationalize definitionslabels and describes the variables of interest