topic 2: pre-adult development

Question 1

How can research into pre-adult brain development have methodological issues

Answer 1

• Point: Research into pre-adult brain development can be ethnocentric and only apply to the culture in which it was carried out
• Example: For example, Mauro-martin et al studied the progression of impulsive behaviour in children with ADHD through intervention with a mediterranean diet
• Explanation: This is ethnocentric because it only includes 60 children with ADHD from Madrid and because it only uses a sample from one culture, it cannot be generalised to the rest of the population
• Counter-argument: However, when research relates to biological factors such as the impact of diet on brain development, it is unlikely that culture will affect this much

Question 2

How can research into pre-adult brain development have methodological issues

Answer 2

• Point: Research into pre-adult brain development generally controls extraneous variables so can be seen as valid
• Example:
• Explanation:
• Counter-argument:

Question 3

application of pre-adult brain development

Answer 3

• showing children consequence of actions
• Ensure that children are not consuming aggressive media etc
• Using positive reinforcement