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Psychology - biological approach - Raine et.al 1997

Question 1 of 20

1

What year was Raine et. all study?

Select one or more of the following:

  • 1997

  • 1995

Explanation

Question 2 of 20

1

What type of scanning method was used in Raine et. al study?

Select one or more of the following:

  • PET

  • MRI

Explanation

Question 3 of 20

1

How many participants were in Raine et.al 1997 study?

Select one or more of the following:

  • 41

  • 64

Explanation

Question 4 of 20

1

What was the mean age of the experimental group in Raine et.al study?

Select one or more of the following:

  • 34.3

  • 34.9

Explanation

Question 5 of 20

1

How many women were in the experimental group of Raine et.al study?

Select one or more of the following:

  • 2

  • 4

Explanation

Question 6 of 20

1

Was the control group matched to the variables of the experimental group?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Yes

  • No

Explanation

Question 7 of 20

1

What type of experiment was Raine et.al?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Laboratory

  • Field

Explanation

Question 8 of 20

1

How many murderers were diagnosed with Schizophrenia?

Select one or more of the following:

  • 8

  • 6

Explanation

Question 9 of 20

1

How many weeks were the participants not allowed to take medication for?

Select one or more of the following:

  • 3

  • 2

Explanation

Question 10 of 20

1

What did the participants do before having a PET scan?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Do a reading task

  • Do a continuous visual performance task

Explanation

Question 11 of 20

1

How long did the participants do the 'continuous visual performance task' for?

Select one or more of the following:

  • 32mins

  • 45mins

Explanation

Question 12 of 20

1

How many images were taken in the PET scan?

Select one or more of the following:

  • 15 horizontal slices

  • 10 horizontal

Explanation

Question 13 of 20

1

What size intervals were the PET slices taken at?

Select one or more of the following:

  • 5mm

  • 10mm

Explanation

Question 14 of 20

1

What areas of the brain showed less activity by the experimental group?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Medial prefrontal and lateral prefrontal

  • Thalamus and hippocampus

Explanation

Question 15 of 20

1

What was the activity of the control groups brains?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Equal activity

  • Less activity

Explanation

Question 16 of 20

1

What is an evaluative strength of Raine et.al study?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Laboratory experiment giving it tight controls making it reliable

  • Sample can't be generalised to a wider range of criminals as the sample was small, unbalanced in gender and culturally as it was in America.

Explanation

Question 17 of 20

1

What is an evaluative disadvantage of Raine et.al study?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Study lacks validity as there was no control over the crimes committed meaning its difficult to say the brain anomalies caused murder.

  • Participants gave consent so it is ethically sound.

Explanation

Question 18 of 20

1

What type of participant sampling was used?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Opportunity sampling

  • Volunteer sampling

Explanation

Question 19 of 20

1

What type of experimental design was used?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Matched Pairs

  • Independent groups

Explanation

Question 20 of 20

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What were the participants injected with before the PET scan?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Radioactive glucose tracer

  • Contrast medium dye

Explanation

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