Maguire 2000 Flashcards
What is the research design?
Independent measures design
Matched pairs
What is the sample?
16 right handed male taxi drivers
50 right handed males non taxi drivers (16 were selected for age match)
What is the procedure?
The taxi drivers had an MRi scan and they were compared to the control group.
They used VBM and pixel counting to measure the brain differences.
What are 2 findings?
1) Taxi drivers had more grey matter in their posterior hippocampi compared to non taxi drivers
2) Non taxi drivers had more hippocampal volume in their anterior
What is 1 conclusion?
Specific structural differences between the hippocampi of taxi drivers compared to non taxi drivers.
What research method was used?
Lab
How does it link to the key theme ‘brain plasticity’?
demonstrates the fully developed human brain can adapt to environmental demands
How does it link to the biological area?
investigates neuroplasticity in the brains of adult humans
How is Maguire similar to Blakemore and Cooper?
- Both highly controlled lab experiments
- Conducted ethically
How is Maguire different from Blakemore and Cooper?
- M study on humans, B&C on cats
- M snapshot, B&C longitudinal
