IB Biological Psychology Studies & Dates

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Date of Oaten et al and a rough summary ?
2009, It is a meta-review that looks at 14 studies with hypotheses of disease avoidance. Results show that in all but 1 case there is complex or simple disgust used for disease avoidance.
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Date of Maguire et al and a rough summary?
2000, MRI of London Taxi drivers' brains with extensive visuo-spatial info were compared with a control group. Results - the posterior hippocampi of drivers were larger than control and anterior hippocampi was smaller than control group.
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Draganski et al and a rough summary?
2004, 24 participants 21F +3M had an MRI before learning Juggling for 3 months for 60secs Minimum, then 3 months not practicing. Results- Increase volume in 2 regions associated with retention of visually detected movement information of learning.
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Rosenzweig, Bennet and Diamond and a rough summary?
1972. Rats 10-12 were placed either in an impoverished or enriched environment with stimuli. results- rats in enriched environment has increased thickness and higher weight of cortex in brain anatomy than impoverished rats.
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Rogers and Kesner and a rough summary?
2003, Rats completed a maze with reward of food at the end. Rats were then given 3 treatments(Scopolamine, physostigmine or no drug) then they were timed. Scopolamine =longest times physostigmine= shortest times no treatment= times in between both
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Cases et al and a rough summary?
1995.Pup transgenic mice with MAOA deficiency had serotonin increase up to ninefolds and serotonin-like immunoreactivity was present in neurons. MAOA-deficient mouse pups had severe behavioral alterations and altered serotonin metabolism.
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Coccaro et al and a rough summary?
1997. I had 796 participants and they completed the Buss and Durkee hostility scale questionnaire to assess agressive behaviour (Direct, verbal and indirect assault and irritability.) Results- MZ twin pairs had 50% consistency while DZ twins 19% .
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Kiecolt-Glaser et al
1984. Participants 75 first-year medical students 49M + 26F had blood drawn 1 month before exams (Low stress) and on the first day of exams (High stress-high cortisol). They also filled questionnaires. T cells lower on first day of exam
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Berthold
1849. Quasi-experiment 6 roosters castrated(stop testosterone production). G1 were kept castrated, G2 transplanted testicles of other rooster, G3 re-implanted with own testicles. G1 less masculine. G2 normal but severd nerve connections w blood flow
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Brady
1958 Monkeys were in run in pairs
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Sobel et al
1999
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Zhou et al
2014
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Dzieciol et al
2012
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McDermott et al
2009
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Caspi et al
2002
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Belyaev
1969
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Hutchings and Mednick
1975
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Curtis et al
2004
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Grill
1978
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Navarrete et al
2007
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Salmon et al
1996
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