Casey

Question 1

describe the sample used in chaneys study

Answer 1

-562 completed the delay of gratification test at the age of 4
-experiment 1
32 high delayers (12m 20f)
27 low delayers (11m 16f)
-experiment 2
15 high delayers (5m 10f)
11 low delayers (7m 4f)

Question 2

state the assumptions of the biological area

Answer 2

• focus on how nature not nurture affects our behaviour

- reducing explanations of behaviour down to purley biological factors

Question 3

what is the key theme of chaneys study?

Answer 3

regions of the brain

Question 4

give the aim of chaneys study

Answer 4

to investigate to what extent the ability to resist temptation preschool age affected the same participant in adulthood

Question 5

what was the iv used in chaneys study?

Answer 5

high or low delayer

Question 6

state the design used in chaneys study?

Answer 6

independent and repeated measures

Question 7

what was the DV of chaneys study?

Answer 7

experiment 1- accuracy and reaction times

experiment 2-accuracy, reaction times and fMRI scans

Question 8

state the method of chaneys study

Answer 8

lab experiment in a field setting

Question 9

give strengths of the method used in chaneys study

Answer 9

lots of controls

Question 10

give weaknesses of the method used in chaneys study

Answer 10

low mundane realism