Umich Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Long-term learning vs. short-term performance - Answer-Long-Term Learning: -Improvement that lasts -Visible in any context Short-Term Performance: -Immediate improvement -Visible in practice context Simon & Bjork press experiment - Answer-Key Patterns: Group 1 -master and then move on Group 2 -randomized practice Result -Group 1 had less errors in practice -Group 1 predicted less errors in both practice and after -Group 2 had less errors when tested later by a significant margin I...

Nurs 210 Exam 1 homeostasis - correct answer maintenance of relatively stable internal conditions despite continuous changes in the environment dynamic state of equilibrium - correct answer always readjusting as needed and is maintained by contributions of all organ systems what systems are responsible for communication? - correct answer nervous and endocrine system what are internal variables in the body that need to be controlled? - correct answer temperature, blood glucose, blood pre...

PSYCH 250 EXAM #1 umich QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2023/2024 five characteristics of development - ANSWER-multidirectional, multicontextual, multicultural, multidisciplinary, plasticity critical period - ANSWER-time when a particular type of developmental growth MUST occur if it ever will sensitive period - ANSWER-a time when a certain type of development is MOST LIKELY to happen (ex: lang) cohort - ANSWER-all persons born atabout the time who experience the same historical events and cul...

ANTHRCUL 101 UMICH EXAM 1 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2023/2024 four fields of anthropology - ANSWER--sociocultural -archaeology -biological -linguistic sociocultural anthropology - ANSWER--study of human society and culture -cultural similarities and differences -based on ethnography (long term field work in one community, participant observation) archaeological anthropology - ANSWER--reconstructs, describes, interprets human behavior, history, patterns through material remains -excava...

Comm 102 Umich Exam 1 Questions & Answers 2023/2024 Communication Studies as a Discipline - ANSWER-study of symbolic activities; language has no inherent meaning (we've agreed this word means this thing); can happen on many levels--individually to large public speaking content - ANSWER-emphasis on the material the show has---is this show violent and will the violence have a negative effect on children? forms - ANSWER-genres or types of programs/ articles; ex: using the internet for t...

ASTRO 102 Midterm 1 (UMich) Exam Questions & Answers 2023/2024 Milkyway contains ___ stars - ANSWER-100 billion Local Group - ANSWER-about 40 galaxies in galaxy cluster Superclusters - ANSWER-clusters of galaxy clusters 1 AU - ANSWER-earth's average distance from sun Light Year - ANSWER-distance light can travel in one year (9.46 tril km) Observable Universe - ANSWER-14 billion light years Big Bang - ANSWER-happened 14 bill years ago, avg. distance between galaxies increa...

Psych 230 Umich 1st exam

ANTHRCUL 101 UMICH Exam 1 Questions & Answers 2023/2024 What is Anthropolgy - ANSWER-The study of humans across time and space. The Scientific and Humanistic study of human beings encompassing the evolutionary history of humanity, physical variation amongst humans, the study of past societies, and the comparative study of current day human societies and cultures Holistic Approach - ANSWER-Encompasses past present and future, biology, society, language, and culture. Local and Global, Indi...

AMCULT 213 Umich Exam 2 Questions & Answers 2023/2024 who is Maria Elena Cepeda? - ANSWER-Author of music Colombian America PHD in romance language and literature at Michigan what does Maria Elena Cepeda say about Music - ANSWER-she said music has long served as an essential conduit of latina/o self expression and social organization within the united state. the processes possess demonstrable historical root only in more contemporary phenoma such as the recent latino ( music boom). ...

Descriptive Norm Answer How others actually behave Prescriptive/Injunctive Norms Answer The socially acceptable way to behave Mimicry Answer When we mimic others actions around us(yawning, laughing, etc) Idomotor Action Answer Just thinking about something is more likely to make us do an action Informational Social Influence Answer When we look to others for the right answer. This is usually when we dont know the answer ourselves Normative social influence Answer Conformity based ...