The brain is divided into two halves known as hemispheres, each hemisphere is dominant in different functions, this is known as hemisphere specialisation or localisation of functions
The hemispheres have contralateral control of the body
Emotional regulation
Ability to apply procedures to control emotion or a set of emotions, works with hippocampus and amygdala
Aim
A statement that explains what a researcher intends to investigate
Research question
Questions researchers seek to answer with the experiment
Variables
Independent: deliberately manipulated or changed by the experimenter
Dependent: measured, condition that is affected by the IV and is used to measure that effect
Control: things that are kept the same in order to minimise the effect of anything other than the IV
Primary cortices
Motor
Sensory
Visual
Emotional regulation
Ability to apply procedures to control emotion or a set of emotions, works with hippocampus and amygdala