Unit 1 - Research Methods Flashcards
Memory
a faculty that stores and recollects info
Cognition
a mental function that acquires info or knowledge and apply that to your surrondings
Primary Aging
a gradual process of phsyical deterioration without any diseases
Secondary Aging
developmental changes that are related to disease, lifestyle, environment
Systematic observation
research method where researchers watch people in a naturalistic setting
Structured observation
more controlled and extended form of systematic observation
Cohort
group of people sharing similar characteristics or experiences that make them different from other groups (e.g. same sex)
Age effects
changes in emotional or mental performance based on age
Cohort effects
describes changes over time among people who share the same experience (e.g. your year of birth)
Time of measurement effects
when the time you measure something affects your dependent variable
Longitudinal design
data is collected on the same subjects repeatedly over time
Cross-sectional design
compares different population groups at the same point of time
Proximal factors
characteristics that are associated with performance difference that happened during a session (ex. attention or strategies
Distal factors
factors that are earlier in life such as childhood and bilingualism that influence the performance, contributing to difference in time of testing
Moderation
to find out whether different characteristics (bilingualism) are associated with difference in cognitive variables (eg. memory)
