Research Methods
Research that observes and describes behavior without manipulating variables.
naturalistic observation
This group reviews research on human participants.
IRB-Institutional Review Board
This nervous system responds to fight or flight with dilated pupils, increased HR, and increased Respiratory rate.
Sympathetic Nervous System
The 3 regions of the brain.
Forebrain, Midbrain, Hindbrain
How do researchers measure the variable of interest?
operational definition
In depth investigation into a group or individual with an unusual/unique situation/condition.
case study
Involves explaining to participants that it is voluntary, they can drop out at any time, obtaining their signature, and that personal information is confidential.
Informed Consent
The nervous system is divided into these 2 nervous systems.
Central and peripheral nervous system
Two parts of the brain located in the hindbrain
Pons and Medulla
Type of variable that may affect the outcome of the experiment that could be taken into consideration.
Confounding
Looks at the relationship between 2 or more variables.
Correlational Study
Human eggs and sperm each contain this many chromosomes
23
This nervous system is involved in slowing heart rate and breathing rate, constricting the pupils, stimulating digestion.
Parasympathetic Nervous System
Responsible for routing various sense to different parts of the brain except for the sense of smell.
Thalamus
Type of correlation in which both variables go in the same direction
positive correlation
Type of research in which participants may be put into groups and there are variables that the researcher may manipulate to show a cause and effect.
Experiment
This asserts that our genes set the boundaries within which we can operate, and our environment interacts with our genes to determine where within those boundaries we will fall.
Range of Reaction
Chemical messengers of the nervous system
Neurotransmitters
Nervous system responsible for vital functions that we do not have to consciously think about.
Autonomic Nervous System
A reduction in the number of participants in longitudinal studies for various reasons.
Attrition
The 2 types of variables in an experiment
independent and dependent
This must occur at the end of an experiment
Debriefing
Neurotransmitters involved in mood
Dopamine & Serotonin
Part of the brain responsible for emotion, memory, learning
Cerebral Cortex
Seeing relationships between 2 things when actually there is none there.
illusory correlation