The variable that is measured or observed is: the dependent variable the independent variable the confounding variable the controlled variable

True or False: Correlation is not causation. 1 point

Which parenting style is high in both demand and responsiveness?  Indulgent Authoritative Authoritarian Indifferent

The peripheral nervous system (PNS) is made up of: the spinal and cranial nerves the brain and spinal cord the brain only the brain, spinal cord, and all spinal and cranial nerves

Match the descriptions with the brain regions listed below.  Write the letter of each brain region next to each question number.  Choices will be used once or not at all. 2 points each     Frontal lobe Occipital lobe Parietal lobe Temporal lobe Thalamus Hypothalamus Amygdala Hippocampus Cerebellum Midbrain Pons Medulla     This part of the brain is involved in negative emotions, like fear and aggression.   This part of the brain is involved in memory.   This part of the brain is involved in balance and coordination and is impaired with alcohol.

You are growing venus fly traps in your fall garden and wonder which type of food will make your fly traps grow the biggest.  As a good general psychology student, you decide to perform an experiment.  You decide to test whether ants (the normal food for fly traps, despite their name) or crickets cause the fly traps to grow taller.  Using this information: What is the independent variable for your experiment? 2 points       What is the dependent variable for your experiment? 2 points       Describe your experimental group. 2 points         Describe your control group. 2 points         If you do not design your experiment well, what could be a potential confounding variable? 2 points

Who is associated with the development of operant conditioning, which involves the use of reinforcement and punishment? Sigmund Freud B.F. Skinner Carl Rogers Abraham Maslow

True or False: A good hypothesis must be falsifiable and testable. 1 point

Select all of the following from the list below that are true about reviewing the literature. 3 points Reviewing the literature is the first step in the scientific method. Reviewing the literature involves finding, reading, and summarizing published research relevant to your topic of interest. Reviewing the literature helps you determine whether your research question has already been answered and whether it is worth asking. Reviewing the literature helps you publish your research findings. Reviewing the literature can give you ideas about how to answer your research question. Reviewing the literature is an optional step in the scientific method.

Which type of research design is the only one that allows you to determine causation, that one variable causes another? Correlational research Longitudinal studies Qualitative studies Experimental research