Unit Award Scheme

126830

Modelling cognitive behaviour with data analysis

Level: Level Two

In successfully completing this unit, the learner will have	Evidence needed
demonstrated the ability to 1. design a simple experiment to collect data on a cognitive task, eg measuring how quickly a person chooses between two, four or eight options	Student completed work
2. construct a scatter plot to visualise the relationship between a psychological variable, eg number of choices, and a behavioural variable, eg reaction time	Student completed work
3. identify and label the independent variable and the dependent variable on the x and y axes of their graph	Student completed work
4. draw a line of best fit, ie a regression line, on their scatter plot that visually represents the trend in the data	Student completed work
5. interpret the meaning of the slope (m) in the context of the experiment, eg m represents the increase in reaction time for each extra choice the brain has to process	Student completed work
6. use their graph to predict the reaction time for a new level of difficulty not tested in the original experiment.	Student completed work