PSYCH 101 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Memory, Semantic Memory, Circadian Rhythm

• School: UW
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH 101
• Professor: Ann E.Culligan

Document Summary

Is the foundation for psychology/ critically important. Must know good research practices to describe, understand, predict or control behavior and mental processes. Research must be done well in order for students and practitioners to study or understand or apply the research. Observer bias and participants can be self-conscious. Intensive examination of specific person or situation. Studies relationships between two or more variables. Test predictions, evaluate theories and suggest new hypotheses. Used in twin studies and behavioral genetics. Provides general information on a large group of people. Lots of room for error, possibly unclear questions etc. Used to describe behavior, attitudes, beliefs or opinions. Have to control as much as possible. Used as a comparison for the experimental group. Evaluate the type of research and conclusions. A sense is a system that translates outside information into neural activity. A sensation is the raw information from the sense. Encoding is turning sensory input into processable information.