Is there a response difference between positive and negative stimuli?

This document contains the information you need for the AS1: 1,500 word partial quantitative report. (Reference list is not included in these words) Written in British English This is a quantitative design investigating brain response to emotional stimuli. It is a partial report – this means you are writing an abstract, the results and discussion (with conclusion) only. You will need to do some literature research in order to discuss the findings and incorporate with previous findings.Information about the experiment:Background. Before the emergence of brain imaging techniques, it was not possible to measure brain activity in human beings noninvasively. To understand brain processes, we had to rely on self-reports, behavioural experiments, animal studies and research on medical patients. Technological advancements now enable researchers to see what happens in people’s brains when they are taking part in experiments. Individual differences in social interactions are a key area that researchers can now look at with neuroimaging techniques.Historically, there has been a lay notion that women are more emotional than men (e.g. Kring and Gordon, 1998; Schwartz, Brown, & Ahem, 1980). To test this hypothesis, we have shown men and women a series of images with emotional content. Each person was shown both positive and negative images, and their brain activity was recorded on a continuous scale.In this research, we wanted to see if women had a more intense brain activity when viewing emotional images compared to men, and if the type of emotion (positive versus negative) made a difference.Research questions1) Is there a response difference between positive and negative stimuli?2) Will gender impact brain activity?3) Do the two variables interact? (does the literature suggest an interaction? Note that just because you are testing two variables you are not always looking for a “significant” interaction).Your task is to analyse the data to answer the research questions and to complete the research report. Remember to examine the data to determine whether or not they are suitable for the type of analysis you will run. Use your worksheets from the workshops!Remember that your analysis must include consideration of the size of any effects and the 95% CIs on those effect sizes. You will also need to include the appropriate inferential tests.The SPSS data fileAll three files contain 3 variables1.Gender – 0 = Male, 1 = Female2. Positive3. NegativeReportingWrite an abstract and a results section. Interpret the results in a discussion section.