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descriptive research - describes the characteristics of the thing being studied. Focuses on the "what" of
the subject rather than the "why"
experimental research - includes a hypotheses, a variable that can be manipulated, and variables that
can be measured. Controlled environment
control group - the group in an experiment that does not receive treatment from the researcher
experimental group - receives the experimental procedure; manipulated by researcher
positive correlation - when one variable decreases as the other variable decreases, or one variable
increases while the other increases.
negative correlation - as the value of one variable increases, the other decreases.
mirror neurons - Frontal lobe neurons that fire when performing certain actions or when observing
another doing so. The brain's mirroring of another's action may enable imitation, language learning, and
empathy.
Neurotransmitters - a chemical substance that is released at the end of a nerve fiber by the arrival of a
nerve impulse and, by diffusing across the synapse or junction, causes the transfer of the impulse to
another nerve fiber, a muscle fiber, or some other structure.
monocular cues - provide depth information when viewing a scene with one eye
perceptual constancy - the tendency to perceive an object you are familiar with as having a constant
shape, size, and brightness despite the stimuli changes that occur.
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