NUTR 214 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Pencil, Proprioception, Mirror Neuron
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Simple example: context effects: a,13,c and 12,13,14. Info about exam + review session: bring id + number 2 pencil to exam. 5-7 items from textbook: demand characteristics vs. observer bias: observer bias deals with the observer and demand characteristics happen in the subject (ex: hawthorne effect); in demand characteristics, Hawthorne effect alters behavior (i. e. criminals on probation) Stroop test: word is different color than what it says (i. e. the word red is blue); see if someone has the ability to focus on something specific: mri- static snapshot of the brain: fmri- brain in action. Implicit association test- not explicitly aware of something; (ex: help train police to be less biased against black people) 3rd variable problem- a 3rd variable may always exist causing the two correlated things; therefore, correlation does equal causation: confound: unintentional mistake that affects outcome variable in experiment (ex: stopwatch doesn"t work; stick shift vs. automatic transmission)
