Trust the Process
This term describes an explanation for a scientific phenomenon supported by extensive evidence, not just a guess.
What is a scientific theory?
This model organism is widely used in neuroscience because it has a simple, fully mapped nervous system.
What is C. Elegans?
This type of variable can take on any value within a given range.
What is a continuous variable?
This histological stain labels neuronal cell bodies by binding to RNA.
What is Nissl staining?
This variable is deliberately manipulated by the experimenter.
What it the independent variable?
These types of claims appear scientific, but cannot be falsified or empirically tested.
What is pseudoscience/a pseudoscientific claim?
This genetic system allows researchers to drive gene expression in specific cell types in Drosophila.
What is the GAL4-UAS system?
This graphical representation is used to visualize the relationship between two continuous variables.
What is a scatterplot?
This staining method randomly labels a small number of neurons in their entirety.
What is Golgi staining?
This variable is measured as the outcome of an experiment.
What is the dependent variable?
This section of a research paper situates the study within prior literature and motivates the hypotheses
What is the introduction?
This feature of zebrafish embryos enables real-time observation of neural development.
What is transparency?
An r value of __ reflects a weak or absent linear relationship.
What is 0?
This analysis quantifies dendritic branching complexity using concentric circles around the soma.
What is Sholl analysis?
This experimental design reduces variability by having the same subjects experience all conditions.
What is a within-subjects design?
This section of a paper must contain enough procedural detail to allow replication by other researchers.
What is the methods section?
C. elegans has this type of nervous system, meaning that each individual's neural structure is the same.
What is invariant
This value of r indicates a strong linear relationship, regardless of direction.
What is 1?
This type of IHC involves only a single antibody, conjugated to a stain or dye.
What is direct IHC?
This type of experiment tests the effect of an independent variable that cannot be directly assigned.
What is a quasi-experiment?
This feature distinguishes scientific claims from pseudoscientific ones.
This issue occurs when a relationship between two variables is not explained by their relationship, but rather by the influence of another, unmeasured, variable.
What is the third variable problem?
This is the main advantage of immunohistochemistry over traditional histological stains.
What is specificity?
This type of control group rules out effects caused by handling or procedures rather than the manipulation itself.
What is a sham group?