Raine - Classic

Question 1

Classic for bio?

Answer 1

Raine

Question 2

Raine aim

Answer 2

Brain differences in NGRIs and controls

Question 3

Raine sample

Answer 3

41 NGRIs & control matched age, sex
6 w sz

Question 4

What happened before anything else in raine?

Answer 4

Taken off meds 2 weeks ago

Question 5

What task were they given first in Raine?

Answer 5

Continuous Performance Visual target task

Question 6

what did they inject in Raine?

Answer 6

FDG tracer

Question 7

How long before injected w FDG in Raine?

Answer 7

10 mins

Question 8

How long did they do task after injected w FDG before scan in raine?

Answer 8

32 mins

Question 9

What brain scan did Raine use?

Answer 9

PET

Question 10

Where was there higher activity? Raine RESULTS

Answer 10

• right Amygdala
• right thalamus

Question 11

Where was there less activity? Raine RESULTS

Answer 11

• lower frontal lobe
• lower corpus callosum

Question 12

Raine sample weakness

Answer 12

Shared characteristics as NGRI murderers, cannot generalise to “sane” murderers/criminals -> less gen

Question 13

How did Raine reduce ppt variables? :) STRENGTH

Answer 13

Matched pairs

Question 14

Raine reliability STRENGTH

Answer 14

Standardised e.g. timings like giving PET after 32 mins

Question 15

What shows that Raine was vaild?

Answer 15

Empirical as used PET scans

Question 16

Was Raine ethical?

Answer 16

Limited protection from harm as taken off meds & invasive injection

Question 17

Weakness in Raine’s validity?

Answer 17

Low mundane realism as visual targeting task before brain scan not typical activity