Nervous system and the brain
The branch of the nervous system involved with voluntary movement
Somatic NS
A testable statement that makes a prediction
Hypothesis
I am a in-depth or detailed study on a singular person or small group of people.
Case study
I am involved in an individual watching a group of people in a natural environment and then recording their behaviour.
Observational Studies
_______ is using numbers, _______ is using words
Quantitative, qualitative
Contains the cerebrum, thalamus and hypothalamus
Forebrain
Adults who exercise at least 3 times per week are more likely to feel content in their lives than those who do not
IV =
DV =
IV = exercise
DV = contentment
Examples of me are Surveys and questionnaires, rating scale/ Likert Scales and Interviews
Self-reports
I am useed to test a cause-effect relationship between variables under controlled conditions
Experiment
What is the difference between raw scores and the mean score?
Raw scores are all responses collected in an experiment, the mean is the average for each group
The four lobes of the brain and their functions
Frontal - motor (+personality, higher order)
Parietal - sensory
Occipital - vision
Temporal - hearing (+facial recognition)
The variable that is measured:
The variable that is manipulated:
Independent variable
Dependent variable
What is a cross-sectional study?
Used to observe and compare groups of participants on one or more variables of interest at a single point in time, often used for age related differences
Variables other than the IV and DV that might influence your results in an experimental study are called...
Extraneous variables
I am tape recordings of a students description of the effect of background noise on their ability to learn previously unseen material
Qualitative Data
Carry messages to the central nervous system
Carry messages away from the central nervous system
Sensory neurons
Motor neurons
Four things a hypothesis must have in it
Population, IV, DV, direction
I allow researchers to collect subjective data that cannot be overtly seen or measured - gain insight into the reasoning and justification behind behaviours.
Self Report
Name 5 different types of psychological investigations
Experiments, cross-sectional studies, self-reports, observational studies, case studies
I am students ratings on a seven-point rating scale used to assess how much background noise affected their ability to learn previously unseen material
Quantitative Data
If this area of the brain was damaged you might speak in long sentences that didn't make any sense
Wernicke's area
In a drug treatment study, participants given a pill containing no medicine are receiving a(n)
Placebo
I can be difficult to generalise findings from one person to the wider population
Case study
I eliminate the participants behavioural changes that occur when being watched (artificiality). Can view participants’ normal behaviour
Observational Study
What is the difference between primary and secondary data?
Primary data: Collected directly by the researcher for their own purpose
Secondary data: Data collected by someone other than the original user