PSYC 2000- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 43 pages long!)
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Wu(cid:374)dt"s student, brought structuralism to america: margaret washburn, titch student; first woman to ear ph. d in psyc, stuct died out in early 900s, william james and functionalism, how to mind allows ppl to adapt, live. Correlations: measure of relationship btw two variables, variable: anything that can change or vary, measures of two variables go into a mathematical formula and produce a correlation coefficient. Importance of randomization: random assignment: process of assigning subjects to experimental or control groups randomly, so that each subject has an equal chance of being in wither group, controls for congounding (extranwous, interfering) variables. Institutional review boards: groups of psychologist or other professionals who look over each proposed research study and judge it according to its safety and consideration, common ethical guidelines, animal research. Interneuron: a neuron found in the center of the spinal cord that receives info from the sensory neurons and sends commands to the muscles through the motor neurons.
