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Psychology - biological approach - Raine et.al 1997
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1What year was Raine et. all study?
- A1997
- B1995
2What type of scanning method was used in Raine et. al study?
- APET
- BMRI
3How many participants were in Raine et.al 1997 study?
- A41
- B64
4What was the mean age of the experimental group in Raine et.al study?
- A34.3
- B34.9
5How many women were in the experimental group of Raine et.al study?
- A2
- B4
6Was the control group matched to the variables of the experimental group?
- AYes
- BNo
7What type of experiment was Raine et.al?
- ALaboratory
- BField
8How many murderers were diagnosed with Schizophrenia?
- A8
- B6
9How many weeks were the participants not allowed to take medication for?
- A3
- B2
10What did the participants do before having a PET scan?
- ADo a reading task
- BDo a continuous visual performance task
11How long did the participants do the 'continuous visual performance task' for?
- A32mins
- B45mins
12How many images were taken in the PET scan?
- A15 horizontal slices
- B10 horizontal
13What size intervals were the PET slices taken at?
- A 5mm
- B10mm
14What areas of the brain showed less activity by the experimental group?
- AMedial prefrontal and lateral prefrontal
- BThalamus and hippocampus
15What was the activity of the control groups brains?
- AEqual activity
- B Less activity
16What is an evaluative strength of Raine et.al study?
- ALaboratory experiment giving it tight controls making it reliable
- BSample 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.
17What is an evaluative disadvantage of Raine et.al study?
- AStudy lacks validity as there was no control over the crimes committed meaning its difficult to say the brain anomalies caused murder.
- BParticipants gave consent so it is ethically sound.
18What type of participant sampling was used?
- AOpportunity sampling
- BVolunteer sampling
19What type of experimental design was used?
- AMatched Pairs
- BIndependent groups
20What were the participants injected with before the PET scan?
- ARadioactive glucose tracer
- BContrast medium dye
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