Extra AO1 For Classic Research Flashcards
Conclusion 1 of W+R: can a fear of a previously neutral stimulus be conditioned by presenting it with an established negative stimulus?
Yes - when Albert was tested at 9 months, no sign of fear to any stimuli. However after, fear was shown.
Conclusion 2 of W+R: could the conditioned response be transferred to other animals/objects?
Yes - the conditioned response was transferred to other stimuli and locations.
Conclusion 3 of W+R - does the conditioned response change over time?
No, conditioned response was still there week, month later.
Conclusion 4 of W+R - how might these emotional responses be removed if they don’t die out?
No - opportunity to remove the conditioned response was denied but it is likely that the responses persist indefinitely.
What experimental design did Raine use and why?
Matched pairs - control group matched (age, sex, MH). To compare brain functioning of NGRI murderers to ‘typical’ - baseline.
What sampling method was used by Raine?
Opportunity.
How long did they do the CPT for?
Radioactive glucose tracer was injected into each participant and taken up by the brain for a 32 minute period. The CPT was based around target recognition.
How many horizontal slices of the brain were taken?
10.
How many brain areas to Raine investigate?
14.
What sampling method did Bowlby use?
Opportunity.
Describe Nansi as an affectionless character.
Looked after by a grandma as mother had to work. Was dishonest and stole money. Happy parental marriage - dad died when she was 5.
Got bronchitis and had to stay in hospital for 9 months - couldn’t see family.
Unashamed when caught stealing money.
Describe Norman as an affectionless character.
Developed a habit of stealing, lied about it. Parents were not happily married - dad was violent. Both of them worked. Dad disliked children.
Mother suffered TB and was in a sanatorium for long periods - had foster carers.
He was affectionate, started stealing at 5.
