T1 W6 - science inquiries, biological psychology

Hindbrain consists of:

medulla, cerebellum

Midbrain consist of:

reticular formation

Forebrain consists of:

cerebrum, thalamus, hypothalamus

medulla

at base of the brainstem; controls heartbeat and breathing, blood pressure, digestion

cerebellum

towards the base of brain ; posture, balance, controls fine motor skills.

reticular formation/system

regulates sleep, arousal, attention

cerebrum

largest part of the brain

Hypothalamus

regulates body temperature, hunger, thirst, and sexual behavior

thalamus

relay system for sensory messages on their way to cerebral cortex, except for smell

left hemisphere motor functions

controls movement in the right side of the body , Production of speech

left hemisphere sensory functions

receives sensations from the right side of the body

left hemisphere perceptual functions

comprehension of language

left hemisphere cognitive functions

reading, writing, analytical thinking, sequential processing, logical reasoning, maths

right hemisphere motor function

controls movement in left side of body

right hemisphere sensory function

receives sensations from left side of body

right hemisphere perceptual function

recognition of faces and patterns

right hemisphere cognitive functions

musical ability, spatial ability, emotional expression, detection of emotion

Ethical Guidelines for Research

protection from harm, informed consent, withdrawal rights, deception, privacy, confidentiality, voluntary participation, debriefing

protection from harm

researchers must protect the participant's right to not suffer physical or psychological harm

informed consent

participants must be informed about the nature of the research, any risk and what they expected to do

withdrawal rights

participants have right to leave at any point during the experiment

deception

false or incomplete information for the purpose of misleading participants, if the real reason would make them act differently.

Confidentiality

participants right of access, storage and disposal of information related to research

privacy

protection form unwanted intrusion into ones affairs

voluntary participation

participants can not be pressured, threatened, bribed or tricked

debriefing

participants are told results and conclusion of study, if deception was involved they must know why and the true purpose.

indepent variable

what is being manipulated

dependent variable

what is being measured

control variable

things kept same so change is due to IV

extraneous variable

any variable other than IV that MAY have effect on DV

confounding variable

variable other than IV that HAS had an effect on DV