Research Methods
A testable prediction of the relationship between the IV and DV.
What is Hypothesis?
the ______ hemisphere controls the right side of the body
what is the left hemisphere
_______ vs _______ debate questions whether development is dependent on hereditary or environmental factors
What is the nature vs nature debate?
_______ factors in someone’s life that makes them more likely to develop a mental health disorder in the future
What is predisposing factors?
Dominic is a researcher who hypothesised that listening to music while studying would divide student’s attention, and therefore result in poorer academic performance than those who did not listen to music.
What is the DV?
What is measure of student academic performance?
the organ contained in the skull that coordinates thought, behaviour and nervous system activity
What is the brain
______ period is the narrow, rigid developmental period in which a specific skill or function must be learnt
What is a critical period?
________ factors in someone’s life that prevent them from being able to recover from a mental health disorder or maintains it
What is perpetuating?
A type of study that is conducted over an extended period of time, wherein the same participants are followed up periodically throughout the length of the study
What is longitudinal study?
a ______ is a nerve cell responsible for transmitting, receiving, and processing information
What is a neuron
_______ attachment involves the needs of the infant being consistently met by their primary caregiver
What is secure attachment?
A feeling of unease, apprehension and worry
What is anxiety?
_________ groups is an experimental design in which participants are split by random allocation into two groups: one that is exposed to the IV, and one that is not
What is independent groups?
the ______ lobe is responsible for the functions of high-order mental processes, regulation and expression of emotions, voluntary movement, and the production speech
What is the frontal lobe
_______ is the cognitive process of incorporating new information into an existing schema (proposed by Piaget)
What is assimilation?
_________ approach to normality involves defining normality in terms of thoughts, feelings, and behaviours that enable the individual to meet the demands of everyday life
What is functional approach to normality?
Participants sign a form and understand the nature of the research, including any potential benefits and risks, before agreeing to participate
What is informed consent?
the _____ lobe of the cerebral cortex with the primary function of processing visual stimuli
What is the occipital lobe
________ ________ is the understanding that an object still exists when it is unable to be seen, heard, or touched
What is object permanence?
__________ behaviour is activity that impairs an individual’s ability to match the changing demands of their everyday life
what is maladaptive?