PSYO 111 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Cerebrospinal Fluid, Demand Characteristics, Driving Test

• School: UBC Okanagan, UBC OK
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYO 111
• Professor: Dr Mark Holder

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Name & describe 4 premises of evolutionary theory. Variation - differences b/w individuals in a species. Selective advantage - phenotypes differences increase fitness thus selective for bio- competitive environment. Compare & contrast the ___ and ___ schools of psychology. Define, give an example, list 3 advantages and 3 disadvantages of the _____ non- experimental research method. Allow to study age (which can"t be manipulated) Different groups differ in more than just age. Same people at different time differ in more than just age. Have a truncated range (fail to include the full range of smokers - non-smokers as well) Not measuring everyone, just a narrow slice of population. When you have a curvilinear relation - test s(cid:272)ores and stress, as it"s a relationship (cid:271)ut not a straight line. Draw and label a scatter plot showing a correlation of: a) b) 0. 9 label axis, increasing, 15 people = 15 dots label axis, declining, 15 people = 15 dots.