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| a testable idea that unites a set of underlying observation under a single experiment. |
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Ÿ a test of a theory (hypo=under), (thesis=theory)
Ÿ Experiments, testing one thing to be true, attempts to eliminate superfluous factors.
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| the experimental variable being studied-the variable that is manipulated in the experiment. |
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| the result, or the output of the experiments; based on the independent variable instituted. It got its name because it depends on the independent variable. Examples of dependant variables: THE SCORE (of the game, based on team you were playing). THE TIMES FOR A RACE (based on different shoes). |
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| àa way of defining an immeasurable variable by looking at its measurable “equivalent”. “Good enough to fold sheets” in commercialàrepresented by lightning bolts in back of person fading away. Basically, you take something you can’t measure visually by using something that will describe that change in perception. |
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| a substance or treatment that seems as if it should have an effect on behavior, but does not. |
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| when people know that they are being observed in an experiment, they do not always act naturally. When you study people you don’t necessarily see how people usually behave |
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| the group in an experiment that gets no experimental treatment -- the control group provides a comparison for the experimental group. (the one that doesn’t get the independent variable) |
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| situation in which neither the subjects nor the experimenter know who is in the experimental group and who is in the control. |
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allow anyone to repeat an oberservation or study
the theory becomes more reliable if more successful |
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| at the base of your brain is the reptilian brain. It acts on instinct. Examples: breathing, being conscious; balance. |
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| (also known as the limbic system) [made up of three main parts: amygdala, limbic cortex, and hippocampus). “Paleo” meaning “old” or “early”àhas ways to think that are more sophisticatedàresponsible for emotion, behavior, long term memory, and olfaction. |
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| (also known as the neocortex). “neo” meaning “new”. The bigger this section is, the more complex cognitive analysis is; somewhat comparable to levels of intelligence) |
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