Casey et al

Question 1

Aim

Answer 1

To asses wether delay of gratification in childhood predicts impulse control and sensitivity to alluring social cues at a behavioural and neural level when pp’s are adults

Question 2

Methodolgy

Answer 2

Quasi experiment-2 experiments , longitudinal study

Question 3

IV

Answer 3

if participant is a high or low delayer

Question 4

DV

Answer 4

PP’s performance on impulse control task and brain imaging results from fMRI scan

Question 5

Sample experiment 1

Answer 5

59 pp’s(23m36f) 32 high delayers and 27 low delayers

Question 6

Sample experiment 2

Answer 6

27 pp’s-15 high delayers and 11 low delayers

Question 7

Conclusion 1/2

Answer 7

Individuals who age 4 had difficulty delaying gratification continue to show reduced impulse control as adults

Question 8

Conclusion 1/2

Answer 8

Resisting temptation is function of ventral striatum

Question 9

Procedure experiment 1

Answer 9

pp’s press button when see target face.each face appeared for 500ms followed by 1 second interval.total of 160 trials in pseudorandomised order.Hot version=fearful and haply expressions used

Question 10

Procedure experiment 2

Answer 10

repeated measures design - each pp did go/no-go trials and each given mixture of happy/fearful face

Question 11

Methodology

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Repeated measures design (some parts independent)