physiological approach Flashcards
LVF goes to…
RH
RVF goes to…
LH
RH is responsible for…
emotion and creativity
LH is responsible for…
logic and language
what is cognitive control?
how well you can control your thoughts and actions
what is meant by the term ‘cooling’?
anything which takes your mind away from it
what is contralateral control?
controlling the opposite side of the body
what is delayed gratification?
the act of resisting an impulse to take an immediately available reward in the hope of obtaining a more-valued reward in the future
Sperry
what was the aim?
to investigate if each hemisphere possesses an independent stream of conscious awareness and has its own separate chain of memories that are inaccessible to the other
Sperry
what was the method?
quasi
no control group
lab
Sperry
what was the sample?
11 (varying times since surgery)
Sperry?
what was the visual test?
one eye covered, fixed point in centre, visual stimuli were on a standard projector for 1/10 second (too fast for eye to move)
LVF to RH
RVF to LH
Sperry
what was the tactile test?
translucent screen was a gap so participants could reach objects but not see
objects were placed in either the participant’s R/L hand or both
undertook visual and tactile tests
used a TACHISTOSCOPE
tests to highlight the lateralisation of brain function
Sperry
what was the conclusion?
split brain patients have two separate visual inner worlds
lack of cross-integration
two independent streams of consciousness
where is the inferior frontal gyrus located?
prefrontal cortex
where is the basal ganglia/ventral striatum located?
an area of the brain that sits in the centre, just above and behind your ears
Casey
what was the aim?
investigate the extent to which the ability to resist temptation preschool age affected the same participants in adulthood
Casey
what was the method?
longitudinal
quasi
Casey
what was the sample and sampling?
at the start were 4 (562)
ended in their 40s (59 and 27)
opportunity from local nursery
Casey
what were the sample numbers in order?
562
117
59
27/26
Casey
what was the procedure?
marshmallow test when they were 4/5
