PHYS 1010Q Study Guide - Final Guide: Dependent And Independent Variables, Confounding, Thalamus

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#general psychology lab 1: behavior the actions or reactions of persons or things in response to external or internal stimuli, behavior is objective (cid:1154) We can observe appearance in the physical world. We use behavior to aiding understanding underlying mental processes. How do we measure mental processes ( (cid:1154: explicit measures. Questions & surveys: brain imaging (cid:1153) (cid:1171)neuron imaging includes the use of various techniques to either directly or indirectly image the structure, function/pharmacology of the nervous system. (cid:1154) Fmri, pet, ect: animal models, reaction time. Reaction time- the time elapsing between the beginning of the application of a stimulus beginning of an organism "s reaction to it. Simple reaction time (the time it takes to response to a stimulus when there is only one possible response. Choice reaction time (the time it takes to respond to a stimulus when there are multiple responses from which to choose. : view stimulus + 2. Process stimulus > recognition: process stimulus + 3.