AP Psychology Biological Bases of Behavior Test Review

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A computed measure of how much scores vary around the mean score dependent on the range and square root of total scores.

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standard deviation

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A graphed cluster of dots, each of which represents the values of two variables. The slope of the points suggests the direction of the relationship between the two variables.

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scatterplot

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The score that occurs most frequently

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mode

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What does the correlational method attempt to establish?

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A relationship between two variables

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Which brain area controls the expression of language?

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Broca’s area

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part of autonomic nervous, calms you down

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Parasympathetic

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What is it called when the inside of the neuron is negatively charged relative to the outside of the membrane?

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polarization

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chemical messager, released into the bloodstream, slow but long lasting

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hormones

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electric charge on the inside and the outside of the cell membrane and is when the cell becomes positively charged

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depolarization

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What regulates blood sugar by secreting insulin?

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pancreas