PSYB65H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Theta Wave, Cyclotron, Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography
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Has at its roots in the principles of objectivity of replication or confirmation of results. Replication: of the results so that they can be confirmed, often by other researchers. One of the goals of neuropsy is to understand how the neurologically intact brain produces behaviour. Independent variable: is the one that the researcher manipulates to determine how the behaviour is affected. Dependent variable: is the response or behaviour that the experimenter measures. Converging operations: a common conclusion is reached by examining a number of studies that approach the question from a variety of different perspectives. There are a number of limitation of this type of research: many research questions only focus on one facet of the organism and ignore other important factors. Delayed nonmatching to sample task: involves a food reward and a food- deprived nonhuman animal. Some critics suggest that nonhuman animals are not sufficiently behaviourally sophisticated to be useful in understanding the principles of human behaviour.