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What are the two key characteristics that assessments in Psychology must have?
What are the two key characteristics that assessments in Psychology must have?
Valid and Reliable
What does the field of Psychology study in relation to the mind and mental activity?
What does the field of Psychology study in relation to the mind and mental activity?
Thoughts, emotions, memories
What is the physiological substrate or biological basis of the mind and mental activity?
What is the physiological substrate or biological basis of the mind and mental activity?
Brain
What are the two main factors that influence behavior according to the text?
What are the two main factors that influence behavior according to the text?
What type of assessments are used in clinical neuropsychology to quantify behavior?
What type of assessments are used in clinical neuropsychology to quantify behavior?
What does brain imaging provide insight into?
What does brain imaging provide insight into?
What term refers to brain degeneration found postmortem in individuals who did not show signs of cognitive deterioration during their lifetime?
What term refers to brain degeneration found postmortem in individuals who did not show signs of cognitive deterioration during their lifetime?
Why does imaging currently not make psychometric assessments obsolete?
Why does imaging currently not make psychometric assessments obsolete?
What concept, introduced by William James, suggests that the mind's functions are more than just the sum of its parts?
What concept, introduced by William James, suggests that the mind's functions are more than just the sum of its parts?
What term is used to describe the bias that favors evidence consistent with our beliefs while disregarding contradictory evidence?
What term is used to describe the bias that favors evidence consistent with our beliefs while disregarding contradictory evidence?
What cognitive bias involves perceiving causal relationships that are actually fictitious?
What cognitive bias involves perceiving causal relationships that are actually fictitious?
What effect, known as the Dunning-Kruger effect, suggests that individuals lack the ability to evaluate their weaknesses?
What effect, known as the Dunning-Kruger effect, suggests that individuals lack the ability to evaluate their weaknesses?
What did Broca's finding indicate regarding the brain?
What did Broca's finding indicate regarding the brain?
What imaging technique is used to study the volume of brain structures?
What imaging technique is used to study the volume of brain structures?
What does DTI stand for in brain imaging?
What does DTI stand for in brain imaging?
What type of fMRI examines brain activity during specific tasks?
What type of fMRI examines brain activity during specific tasks?
Which brain region is commonly associated with the Default Mode Network (DMN)?
Which brain region is commonly associated with the Default Mode Network (DMN)?
What is the unit of heredity found in the DNA in the cell nucleus?
What is the unit of heredity found in the DNA in the cell nucleus?
