Casey et al- Neural correlates of delay of gratification

Question 1

Ventral striatum

Answer 1

Evident behaviour: desires and emotions and if over active can lead to delay of gratification/impulsivity

Question 2

Inferior frontal gyrus

Answer 2

Evident behaviour: cognitive control, if over active, one can become highly contrlled

Question 3

Nature/nurture

Answer 3

Nature- biologically predisposed to gratification delaying trait, hence will remain same overtime
Nurture- children can be taught to suppress alluring stimuli

Question 4

Free will/deterministic

Answer 4

Deterministic- brain differences mean that some are good and some are vulnerable to gratification

Question 5

Reductionism/holism

Answer 5

Reductionist- reduce behaviour down to one factor. In this case resisting to temptation is reduced to brain activity while it may have to do with other factors such as cognitive factors, mental thought processes or upbringing, developmental

Question 6

Situational/individual differences

Answer 6

ID- There are differences in individuals’ ability to resist temptation during alluring social cues. in the ways they respond to “hot” cues and temptation