.......... - Casey / Maguire

Question 1

What was the Background/aim of casey et al?

Answer 1

To see if delay of gratification seen in children transfers to adults.

Question 2

What was the Sample of casey et al?

Answer 2

.562, 4-year-olds from Stanford’s Bing Nursery School.
.155 of the original 562 were studied in their 20s (1993).
.135 of the original 562 were studied in their 30s (2003)

Question 3

What was the Method of casey et al?

Answer 3

exp 1 - tested response to hot and cold cues, based on high delayers or low delayers.
exp2 - MRI to test brains of high and low delayers

Question 4

What was the Results of casey et al?

Answer 4

Low delayers where more responsive to hot cues then high delayers.

Question 5

What was the background/aim of Maguire et al?

Answer 5

To investigate changes in the hippocampus due to the environment.

Question 6

What was the Sample of Maguire et al?

Answer 6

16 right handed male taxi drivers

50 right handed males

Question 7

What was the Method of Maguire et al?

Answer 7

MRI tests

Question 8

What was the Results of Maguire et al?

Answer 8

Increase in volume of right posterior hippocampus.