C180 (A) - Intro to Psychology (WGU)
Questions and AnBiological Foundations Correct Answer- processes, in the brain, hormones and DNA, that
influences
... [Show More] thoughts and behaviors.
Mental Life Correct Answer- thought process of people, how they solve problems, interact with
others, or recall past events.
Change Correct Answer- how individuals change mentally, emotionally, and socially as they age.
Self and others Correct Answer- how individuals come to regard or judge themselves, and how
they relate to other individuals.
Potential & Dysfunction Correct Answer- Variations in perception, cognition and emotions, to
define what is normal, exceptional, and what is dysfunctional.
Psychologist Study Correct Answer- Relationship among specific parts of a theory. Any attribute
that can assume different values among different people or across different times of places.
Conceptual Variable Correct Answer- abstract ideas.
Measured Variable Correct Answer- numbers that represent the conceptual variables.
Empirical Research Correct Answer- Verifiable evidence from a systematic collection and
analysis of data that has been objectively observed, measured, and undergone
experimentation.
Basic Research Correct Answer- answers fundamental questions about behavior.Applied Reasearch Correct Answer- inveestigates issues that have implications for everyday life
and provides solutions to everyday problems.
Research Design Correct Answer- method a researcher uses to collect, analyze, and interpret
data.
Descriptive Research Correct Answer- designed to provide a snapshot of the current state of
affairs.
Correlational Research Correct Answer- designed to discover relationships among variables and
to allow the prediction of future events from present knowledge.
Experimental Research Correct Answer- random assignment of research participants into two
groups. Manipulation of a given experience for one group while the other is not manipulated.
Experimental Group Correct Answer- receive manipulation.
Control Group Correct Answer- does not receive manipulation.
Sample Correct Answer- people chosen to participate in research.
Population Correct Answer- all the people that the researcher wants to know aswers Already Passed [Show Less]