experiment stuff
hindsight bias
-i knew it all along phenomenon
scatterplot
-a graphed cluster of dots
-each of which represents the values of two variables
cerebellum
-balance, coordination, movement
conciousness
-our awareness of ourselves and our environment
overconfidence
-more confident than correct
median
-the middle number of the distrubution
glial cells
-support, nourish, and protect neurons
divided consciousness
-the splitting off of two conscious activities that occur simultaneously
hypothesis
-testable prediction
-implied by a theory
bar graph
-A graph that uses horizontal or vertical bars to display data
association areas
-involved in higher mental functions such as learning, remembering, thinking, and speaking
-not part of the main motor cortexes
post hypnotic suggestion
-a suggestion
-made during a hypnosis session
-carried out after the subject is no longer hypnotized
theory
-hypothesis tested with data
mean
the average
corpus callosum
-connection between the two brain hemispheres
-relays messages between them
top-down processing
-information processing guided by higher-level mental processes
-construct perceptions drawing on our experience and expectations
replication
-repeated research to broaden the study
standard deviation
-a computed measure of how much scores vary around the mean score
pituitary gland
-master gland
-regulates growth and controls other endocrine glands.
bottom-up processing
-begins with the sensory receptors
-works up to the brain's integration of sensory information