Key Terms
The scientific study of the mind and behavior?
Psychology
Summer and Ronin take place in an experiment, what are they called?
Participants
The part of the limbic system, best known for consolidation of STM to LTM?
Hippocampus
Maguire
Taxi driver
"Help me, I fell off my bike and can't remember who I am!"
Milner
The extent to which the findings of a research study are able to be generalized to real-life settings?
Ecological Validity
Lila and Lylah act differently because they know they are in a study?
Demand characteristics
The neurotransmitter that helps learning and memory?
Acetylcholine (ACh)
Draganski
Juggling
"Come here, let me smell your T-shirt"
Wedekind
This is the quantitative method that has pre-existing IV
Quasi experiment
Marlyn and Karolinna do research and it measures what it is supposed to measure?
Validity
High levels of what hormone will lead to increased stress?
Cortisol
Newcomer
Level of Cortisol
"Hey, why do those mice have toys and friends and I don't?!"
Rosenzweig, Bennet and Diamond
The variables that the researcher failed to control that may cause a DV to change?
Confounding variable
Greg and Colleen ask their teammates to also take place in a study?
Snowball sampling
The two opposite ends of the neuron are called?
Axon terminal and dendrites
McGaugh and Cahill
Type of story
"My mom and grandmom are sad, and I feel sad too"
Weissman
Any chemical that works against the neurotransmitter and prevents the neuron from firing
Antagonist
Charles and Amelia use multiple data sources, multiple researchers or multiple research methods in conducting their research?
Method Triangulation
The brain's ability to alter its structure following changes within the body or environment?
Neuroplasticity
Caspi
Length of allele
"Yuck! That picture is so gross, I want to puke!"
Curtis