Thinking like a scientist
Represents that number of participants included in a study, usually represented by N
What is sample size?
Organic chemical messenger molecules in the body that coordinate different functions in your body and are released by specialized glands
What is hormones?
Occurs when one cannot quite recall a familiar word but can recall words of similar form or meaning
The body’s communication network that consists of all nerve cells
What is the nervous system?
Sensation that a limb is still there even after it has been removed
What is phantom limb?
A precise, testable statement made by the researcher before the execution of the experiment
What is hypothesis?
Exists whenever the interests of two or more individuals are in conflict
What is aggressive behavior?
People known to be innocent of a crime under investigation but used in a lineup for eyewitness testimonies
Chemical signals that travel from one neuron to another
What is neurotransmitters?
Experiencing one of your senses through another, like hearing music and seeing shapes
What is synesthesia?
When a person’s physical/mental health appears to improve after taking a ‘dummy’ treatment
What is the placebo effect?
Behavior performed by a father or another male when caring for a child
What is paternal behavior?
Cases in which people remember events differently from the way they happened
Associated with basic survival instincts such as fear, aggression, and hunger
What is limbic system?
Form the basis for melody in music and contours in speech
What is pitch?
Researchers repeatedly examining the same individuals to document changes that might occur over a period of time
What is longitudinal study?
“Happy” hormone that promotes social bonding
Occurs when information obtained after an event contaminates our memory of that event
What is misinformation effect?
The system associated with information processing, such as seeing
What is central nervous system?
Specialized cells that convert light into electric signals
Provides information about the direction and strength of the association between two variables
What is correlation?
Hormone that may make mothers become aggressive to protect their young
What is progesterone?
Memory systems that take advantage of recurring patterns by using memory templates known as
What is schemata?
System that affects survival such as breathing
What is peripheral nervous system?
Located in the outer ear that separates the outer ear from the middle ear
What is tympanic membrane or ear drum?