Chapter 1 Flashcards
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Between-subjects design
an experimental design in which a different group of subjects is tested under each condition.
Cerebral cortex
the layer of neural tissue covering the cerebral hemispheres of humans and other mammals.
Cognition
higher intellectual processes such as thought, memory, attention, and complex perceptual processes.
Confounded variable
an unintended difference between the conditions of an experiment that could have affected the dependent variable.
Converging operations
the use of several research approaches to solve a single problem.
Coolidge effect
the fact that a copulating male who becomes incapable of continuing to copulate with one sex partner can often recommence copulating with a new sex partner
Electroencephalogram (EEG)
a measure of the gross electrical activity of the brain, commonly recorded through scalp electrodes.
Dependent variable
the variable measured by the experimenter to assess the effect of the independent variable
Independent variable
the difference between experimental conditions that is arranged by the expirementer
Korsakoffs syndrome
a neuropsychological disorder that is common in alcoholics and whose primary symptom is severe memory loss
Morgans canon
the rule that the simplest possible interpretation for a behavioral observation should be given precedence.
Prefrontal lobotomy
a surgical procedure in which the connections between the prefrontal lobes and the rest of the brain are cut, as a treatment for mental illness.
Quasiexperimental studies
studies of groups of subjects who have been exposed to the conditions of interest in the real world; such studies have the appearance of experiments but are not true experiments because potential confounded variables have not been controlled.
