Biological Classic Research

Question 1

What type of sampling technique did Raine use?

Answer 1

Opportunity sampling

Question 2

For how long were the participants allowed to practice the continuous performance task?

Answer 2

10 minutes

Question 3

How many seconds were the participants allowed to start the continuous performance task before the injection?

Answer 3

30 seconds

Question 4

What was injected into the NGRIs?

Answer 4

Radioactive glucose tracer

Question 5

How long did the participants do the continuous performance task whilst there were injected?

Answer 5

32 minutes

Question 6

What scientific measure did Raine use?

Answer 6

PET scan

Question 7

Hoe many pictures of the brain were taken with the PET scan?

Answer 7

10

Question 8

What were the NGRI and the control group compared on?

Answer 8

Levels of glucose metabolism

Question 9

How many areas of the brain did Raine look at and how many cortical and subcortical areas?

Answer 9

14 areas, 6 cortical, 8 subcortical

Question 10

What type of experiment is Raine’s brain abnormalities in murderers?

Answer 10

Quasi experiment

Question 11

What type of experimental design did Raine use in his brain abnormalities in murderers study?

Answer 11

Matched pairs

Question 12

What characteristics were participants matched on in Raine’s brain abnormalities in murderers?

Answer 12

Age, sex, schizophrenia