Research Methods
What is a hypothesis?
An educated guess at what will happen
What is a neuron?
A nerve cell
What is a stereotype?
A belief or attitude towards people who belong to a certain group, regardless of individual differences in that group.
What is mental health?
How you think, feel, and behave about things (can be good/bad)
What is a control group?
The group that doesn't receive the treatment/thing you're testing
What are the 4 lobes of the brain?
Temporal, frontal, parietal, occipital
What is the bystander effect?
When people choose not to help because they assume someone else will
What is the mental health continuum?
A spectrum on how good/bad your mental health is (left side is good, middle is an issue, right hand side is a disorder)
What is the independent variable?
The factor you are testing/changing (i.e.: colour of lemonade)
What is a TBI?
Traumatic brain injury
What are the three factors of the biopsychosocial model?
Biological factors, psychological factors, social factors
What are some symptoms of depression?
Loss of appetite, more tired, hopelessness, more anxiety, no motivation, low self-worth, sleep disturbances, feeling down/sad for a long period, poor concentration
What are ethics?
What is an example of a neurotransmitter?
Dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin, endorphins
What is the Halo effect?
"Pretty privilege" - when people are judged/perceived more positively because they are attractive
What is the difference between anxiety and fear?
Anxiety: source is unidentifiable, related to future, vague, state of mental uneasiness
Fear: source is identifiable, related to present, definite, emotion of apprehension
What is an EV?
Extraneous variable - things that could affect your results
During a stressful event, your body switches into the sympathetic nervous system and you go into fight or flight. Fight means you "fight" the danger, "flight" means you run away from the danger, "freeze" means you freeze up and don't know how to react.
What are the three ABC parts to the tricomponent of attitudes?
Affective, behavioural, cognitive
Name a biological, pyschological, and social factor that would contribute to depression
Biological: genetics, brain function, hormones, immune system
Psychological: beliefs, attitudes, personality traits
Social: support, social groups, access to health care, education level