Holzel et al

• Mindfulness meditation


  A human ability to be fully aware of who we are where we are, + what we are doing
• Mindfulness meditation


  A skill to not become overwhelmed by everything that might be happening around us, physically +/or psychologically
• Mindfulness


  The development of awareness of present-moment experience with a compassionate, non-judgemental stance
• Localisation of function


  How different parts of the brain perform specific functions

  
• Independent measures design


  One group will take part in experimental condition where IV is introduced while other group would not be exposed to this + form control group for comparison
• Strengths of independent groups


  • No order effects as participants only take part in 1 of conditions
  • Materials or apparatus can usually be used across both experimental condition + control group
  • Participants = less demand characteristics as they are only exposed to 1 condition
• Weaknesses of independent groups

  • Differences between experimental condition + control group may be due to participant variables
  • Needs more participants to make 2 independent groups