Biological Approach Psychology Studies

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Question 1 of 5

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The year in which Maguire et al conducted his study on London taxi drivers was .

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Question 2 of 5

Which one is correct about Maguire's 2000 study on neuroplasticity?

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He had a sample of 50 right-handed male taxi drivers and 50 right-handed male and female non-taxi drivers, all of the same age. Taxi drivers had been driving for at least 2 years.
He had a sample of 16 right-handed male taxi drivers, who had been driving for at least 1.5 years. As control group, he had 50 right-handed male non-taxi drivers.

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Mark ALL the characteristics that are true for Maguire et al (2000) research on neuroplasticity of the hippocampus.

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No variables were manipulated.
He used fMRI.
It was a correlational study and a quasi-experiment.
It used Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
It was a correlational study and a lab experiment.

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Question 4 of 5

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Patient HM was famously studied by et al (1968) in a longitudinal case study that lasted over years, from 1955 until HM's dead.

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Question 5 of 5

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HM's ( medial temporal lobe, hippocampus, amygdala ) was removed in an experimental surgery because of he suffered from epileptic attacks.

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This test asks to established simple and basic characteristics of psychological studies related with the influence of the brain and genes on behavior.

Biological Approach Psychology Studies

Biological Approach Psychology Studies

Question 1 of 5

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

The year in which Maguire et al conducted his study on London taxi drivers was .

Explanation

Question 2 of 5

Which one is correct about Maguire's 2000 study on neuroplasticity?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 5

Mark ALL the characteristics that are true for Maguire et al (2000) research on neuroplasticity of the hippocampus.

Select one or more of the following:

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Question 4 of 5

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

Patient HM was famously studied by et al (1968) in a longitudinal case study that lasted over years, from 1955 until HM's dead.

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Question 5 of 5

Select from the dropdown list to complete the text.

HM's medial temporal lobe hippocampus amygdala( medial temporal lobe, hippocampus, amygdala ) was removed in an experimental surgery because of he suffered from epileptic attacks.

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HM's ( medial temporal lobe, hippocampus, amygdala ) was removed in an experimental surgery because of he suffered from epileptic attacks.