Science of Psych
What is a hypothesis?
a testable prediction, this prediction can be used to test your theory
Frontal Lobe
executive functioning such as planning
Survey
data collecting tool that gathers information about individuals
ex: opinions or beliefs
Brain Stem
Oldest region, controls the flow of messages from the brain to the rest of the body.
Operational definition
allows the researchers to measure their expected outcome of their experiment
What is a theory?
Use previous information or observation to predict future outcomes.
Temporal Lobe
speech sound and visual information
Case Study
Study of one individual
Hippocampus
receives input and sends input to the rest of the brain
Replication
a way to test an existing experiment result in order to reproduce similar results using similar conditions and methods.
What are the three types of research(descriptive)?
case study, naturalistic observation, survey/interview
Occipital lobes
Identification of the visual stimuli and signals
Naturalistic Observation
people or other objects are observed in their natural habitat
Amygdala
fight or flight response, emotions and fear
Hindsight Bias
Helps to verify what we already know
random assignment and double blind
Amygdala
Involved with the experiencing of emotions
Correlation research
type of non-experimental research in which the researcher measures two variables and assesses the statistical relationship
hypothalamus
controls the Pituitary gland and helps to release hormones
Phineas Gage
Found the relation between personality and the functions of the front parts of the brain
Types of research (correlation)?
positive, negative, no correlation
(come draw on the board)
Ways we can study the brain
EEG(analyze electrical connectivity), MRI(view the brain by scanning it), fMRI(analyze functional connectivity through blood flow), PET(temporary radioactive glucose while brain does activity), MEG(head coil records magnetic fields from the brain)
Double Blind
the patient and the doctor doesn't know if you are receiving the placebo or the standard treatment
Corpus collosum
relay information from the left and right hemispheres
Social Constructivism
human development is socially situated and knowledge is constructed through interaction with others