Casey

Question 1

aim/hypothesis

Answer 1

to see if low delayers at 4yrs still struggle with resisting temptation in adulthood

Question 2

sample

Answer 2

original (4yrs) - 562 p’s, young adults (20/30s) 155 + 135 = 290

experiment 1: final sample 27 low delayers, 32 high delayers

Question 3

experiment 1, tasks

Answer 3

Go/No go task: used to measure people’s response control
cool task: (female neutral vs male neutral) go 120 trials, no go 40 trials
hot task: (happy face vs fearful) same no.b trials

Question 4

experiment 1 results

Answer 4

cool task: both groups made a similar no.b errors

hot task: low delayers performed worse than high delayers

Question 5

experiment 2

Answer 5

used brain scans (fMRI)
sample: 15 high delayers, 11 low delayers

hot task: go (respond press button, no go don’t press) (48 trials each run)

intervals varied between both experiments

Question 6

experiment 2 results

Answer 6

both groups scored highly on accuracy rates for the go trials

Question 7

conclusions

Answer 7

inability to resist temptation is a relatively stable individual characteristic

Question 8

ethical guidelines

Answer 8

ethical, aren’t fully decepted

Question 9

link to area

Answer 9

specific regions of the brain that impact on our ability to resist temptation of rewarding stimuli

Question 10

link to key theme (regions of brain)

Answer 10

revealed 2 regions of brain that have an impact on our ability to resist temptation