[BCS 260] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (49 pages long)

• School: University of Rochester
• Department: Brain and Cognitive Sciences
• Course: BCS 260
• Professor: Temperley

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2)naturalistic observation (qualitative research) no manipulation di cult to prove anything. State hypothesis in the negative (null hypothesis) objective = disprove null. *error detection test ex. null h= there will be no di erence b/w tonality. More than one subject group common designs: di erence between two or more means (% correct on error-detection = ex. ) Random subjects! to generalize results to rest of population in medicine get placebo & get treatment. Independent (manipulates): usually feature of the stimulus (within subject design) Office hours: monday 11-12 meliora 242 (elizabeth shay ta) Very speculative (theorizing & speculating) *probably will never know answer: evolutionary theory. Any species will naturally change over time, due to di erential survival rates & reproductive rates & also to random change (mutation) Traits optimal for survival improve ability to cope w/ challenges in environment survive = adaptations. Types of adaptive processes: natural & sexual selection.