Review article and answer questions

Gore, J. C. (2003). Principles and practice of functional MRI of the human brain. The Journal of Clinical Investigation, 112(1), 4-9.

1. How the method works?

2. What dependent variables are measured and what is the independent variables?

3.Pros and cons to fMRI over the other methods (e.g., if you are researching fMRI, what are the pros and cons over EEG and MEG?)

4. Describe the method used, results, discussion and conclusion. What are the motivation and implications of the paper?

5. Describe graphs in the method/results area.

 

16. A hypothesis is an) a unprovable assumption about the unobservable processes that underlie psychological functioning. b. set of principles that organizes observations and explains newly discovered facts, c. testable prediction that gives direction to research. d. observable relationship between specific independent and dependent variables.

21. Professor Miller studies aggression in real world settings. In one study, he measured the number of times someone honked their horn at a stalled car. Honking the horn A) is the operational definition of aggression B) is the independent variable C) is the dependent variable D) is a confounding variable E) A) and C) above

Based on the above information, identify the following methodology items:

1. Hypothesis

2. Population

3. Research design(experiment, correlation, case study, etc)

4. Independent Variable

5. Dependent variable

6. Operational Definitions of each variable