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AAMC FL 4 Exam with correct Answers How do you test validity in a psych study? -Answer-The best way to test Validity is to have two tests that correlate, meaning a high score on both tests links to the hypothesis being tested. To show a lack of validity, these test need to point in the opposite ...

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AAMC FL 4 Exam with correct Answers How do you test v alidity in a psych study? -Answer -The best way to test Validity is to have two tests that correlate, meaning a high score on both tests links to the hypothesis being tested. To show a lack of validity, these test need to point in the opposite direction, meaning one test proves the hypothesis with a high score but somehow the second test disproves the hypothesis, creating a conflict in the study -> not valid What is contained in sensory memory (also called sensory register) -Answer -super fleeting echoic - hear iconic - see What is partial report technique? -Answer -testing capacity for sensory memory, i.e. flash the items really quickly so you are recalling explicitly from the sensations of the items (i.e. before you have a chance to rehearse and attempt to put anything into working memory). t his decays really quickly which is why whole reporting is a worse measure than partial reporting When in memory testing they flash a square with 9 numbers total and ask the subject to recall only one row they are able to do it perfectly. This is partial report. Whole report is when they ask them how many numbers they remember and the subject can only name a few. autobiographical memory -Answer -memory is a memory system consisting of episodes recollected from an individual's life, based on a combination of episodic and semantic memory. reproductive memory -Answer -A highly accurate, verbatim recording of an event. (not how we prospective memory -Answer -remembering to do things in the future How does emotional arousal affect memory? -Answer -emotional arousal seems to focus a person's attention on the central features of an event & fails to encode other per ipheral aspects (causes a narrow focus of attention) What are 2 ways to assess significance? -Answer -1) look at * astericks between conditions 2) if error bars don't overlap = significant results!!! REM rebound -Answer -REM rebound is the lengthening and in creasing frequency and depth of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep which occurs after periods of sleep deprivation. When people have been prevented from experiencing REM, they take less time than usual to attain the REM state. social capital -Answer -benefits related to social network (not directly associated with SES) 3 main components of SES are -Answer -The other options refer to the three main components of SES (occupation, income, and education) Explain the HPA axis: Hypothalamus Pituitary Adrenal axis -Answer -In response to stress the hypothalamus releases CRH -> ACth from anterior pit -> adrenal glands produce cortisol Why is hypothalamus the master gland -Answer -Controls pituitary role of medulla oblongata -Answer -autonomic reflex center (heart rate and breathing rate) Pons -Answer -sleep and arousal dichotic listening task -Answer -Dichotic listening is an experimental technique where different messages are transmitted into each ear of a subject to test "selective attention" or the ability to concentrate o n one message to the exclusion of the other. Without continuous reinforcement, what will happen during operant conditioning? -Answer -
Extinction! Difference between biopsychosocial and life course approach -Answer -life course - early life events affect late r life events biopsychosocial: broad view, attributes disease outcome to the intricate, variable interaction of biological factors (genetic, biochemical, etc), psychological factors (mood, personality, behavior, etc.), and social factors (cultural, famili al, socioeconomic, medical, etc.)" (has to do with effect on disease) social constructionism of race -Answer -The answer to this question is B because the social construction of race refers to the idea that there is little biological basis for race (or eth nicity). Instead, racial/ethnic categories mostly result from history, culture, and society. What components would you look for when dealing with conflict theory? -Answer -conflict between the have and the have nots, inequality of resources, social strati fication, etc.

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