Criminology - Key Studies

what specific part of the brain was damaged in Bechara and Grafman's studies?

• ventromedial prefrontal coretex

• neocortex

• venomous prefrontal cortex

• venorbital prefrontal cortex

what is the name of the task used in Bechara et al's study?

• Marshmallow task

• dual tak paradigm

• Iowa gambling task

• Online gambling task

Which study measured aggression?

• Mischel et al

• Grafman et al

• Bechara et al

• Desbordes et al

In the Grafman et al. Vietnam Head Injury Study, how was data on the dependent variable gathered?

• Questionnaires

• MRI scans

• Behavioral Observations

• fMRI scans

which group of researchers conducted the case study of SM, the woman with no fear?

• Passamonti et al.

• Radke et al.

• Feinstein et al.

• Cohen et al.

which group of researchers conducted the experiment on the effects of testosterone in rats?

• Bandura et al.

• Radke et al.

• Feinstein et al.

• Albert et al.

How many participants were there in Radke's study on the effects of testosterone on perception of social threats?

• 54 females

• 54 males

• Over 100

• 54 males & 54 females

What were the key differences between Goetz's and Radke's studies on testosterone? (check all that apply)

• MRI vs fMRI

• How they administered testosterone

• The presence of an approach/avoid condition

• The gender of the participants

In Goetz's study on testosterone & aggression, what "types" of faces were connected to higher activation of the amygdala in the participants?

• Any emotional face

• Sad faces

• Confused faces

• Angry faces

In Albert et al.'s study on rats, how many test conditions were there?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5