Classic research - Raine at al 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyPsychology case studiesA2/A-levelWJEC Created by: EmharrisxCreated on: 09-06-17 19:29 How many murders were in the study? 41 1 of 16 What type of experimental design was used? Matched pairs 2 of 16 How was the sample obtained? Opportunity sampling 3 of 16 How many schizophrenics were in the sample? 6 4 of 16 What type of brain scan was used? PET scan 5 of 16 How long after the FDG injection was the PET scan done of each participant? 32 minutes 6 of 16 What were the participants tested for medication with? Urine test 7 of 16 What did all 41 of the murders have compared to the control group? Significantly lower glucose metabolism 8 of 16 Murders also had... Abnormal asymmetries-reduced activity on the left but higher on the right 9 of 16 Did both groups perform similary on the CPT? Yes 10 of 16 One conclusion from the findings is... (one is true all the rest are false) They cannot be taken to demonstrate that violence is due to biology alone, as there are other factors e.g social and cultural factors. 11 of 16 Was the research technique (PET SCANS) a strength or a weakness? strength 12 of 16 whyy was pet scans a strength? In the past, researchers relied on post mortem examinations so they couldnt see the link between behaviour and the brain, whereas a PET scan can. 13 of 16 Why was a quasi experiment a weakness in this research? No casual conclusions can be drawn as there are more factors that can influence violence 14 of 16 Why was valid consent an ethical issue? The murderers may not have been mentally competent to give it. 15 of 16 What was the DV in this research? Brain differences 16 of 16
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