Research Methods
The phrase that means believing you can get better at something with time and effort
Growth mindset
The name for a hypothesis that predicts that different conditions of the IV will not lead to different results in the DV
null hypothesis
Nerve cells in the brain
Neurons
In dual processing theory, the type of thinking that is fast, automatic, and involves making subconscious associations
Type 1 thinking
The type of experiment in which the independent variable is manipulated by the researcher
True experiment
The process of taking abstract variables and specifying how you will manipulate or measure them in an experiment
operationalization
The ability of the brain to change in response to the environment, learning or practice
neuroplasticity
A cognitive framework or simplified representation of something based on previous knowledge
schema
The term that means the group of specific people you recruit for a study
sample
A sampling technique that involves recruiting participants from a pre-existing, readily available group
opportunity sampling
The idea that different parts of the brain have specific functions
localization of function
The term that refers to recreating a memory based on information learned before, during, and after the actual event
Reconstructive memory
The name for the population that you are investigating
target population
An uncontrolled variable, other than the independent variable, which affects the dependent variable
Extraneous or confounding variable
The part of the brain that converts short-term memory to long-term memory, and which also plays a role in spatial memory
hippocampus
The component of the working memory model that stores sounds and words
Phonological loop
The term that refers to the probability that different results from two conditions of an experiment are caused by random chance
p-value
When the behavior of participants changes in response to what they think the purpose of the experiment is
Demand characteristics
The category of neurotransmitter that blocks other neurotransmitters from connecting to a receptor site on a neuron
antagonist
Fully processing information in terms of its meaning and relationship to what one already knows
Deep processing