Lab Notes 1

Question 1

What are the 3 forms of thinking?

Answer 1

1) Analytical thinking
2) lateral thinking
3) Critical thinking

Question 2

What is analytical thinking?

Answer 2

Reviewing the data/info that is presented (for patterns, trends, relevence)

Question 3

What is lateral thinking?

Answer 3

Putting the data in a new context to generate new solutions or answers

Question 4

What is critical thinking?

Answer 4

Making an overall judgement about data/info that is free from false premises or biases. The most important form of thinking in science. Taking an active role in processing information rather than passively receiving info as facts

Question 5

What is the attitude of falsification?

Answer 5

Thinking about alternative explanations, quality of evidence, and credibility of the source

Question 6

What is the biological level of explanation?

Answer 6

Brain processes, genetic influences, hormone levels

Question 7

What is the psychological level of explanation?

Answer 7

Personal thoughts, feelings, motives

Question 8

What is the environmental level of explanation?

Answer 8

Past and current physical and social environment

Question 9

What is the experimental method?

Answer 9

One or more variables are manipulated to determine if it influences the others. The only method that allows for causation.

Question 10

What is the independent variable?

Answer 10

Any variable manipulated by the experimenter. Varies it between people or across time

Question 11

What is the dependent variable?

Answer 11

Variable measured to see if the IV influenced it

Question 12

What are confounding variables?

Answer 12

Variables that affect the DV other than the IV (extraneous factors)