Holzel et al.

What was an aim of this study?

• To measure changes in brain structure related to mindful practice

• To measure stress relief in Participants

• To measure changes in the Participants grades as a result of mindful practice

• To measure the time spent in practice to compare brain scans

Which of the following apply to the sample used in this study? (multiple)

• Students under age 18

• opportunity sample

• 33 adults

• All Participants were right handed

• The mean age was 55

How long was the study?

• 8 days

• Two days

• Two years

• 8 weeks

What was a conclusion made from this study?

• There was no changes in the brain that resulted from mindfulness practice

• The Limbic system of the brain was altered by mindfulness practice

• The grey matter of the brain increased by the mindfulness practice group

• Mindfulness practice does not reduce stress

What kinds of data was collected in this study?

• Participant questionaires before and after the study

• Exercise logs kept by the Participants

• Brain scans before and after the study

• quantitative data

What type(s) of questions were used for the questionnarie?

• Closed questions using a scale

• open-ended questions

• both qualitative and quantitative types

• Only brain scans were used

Which of the following was an independent variable of the study?

• The five facets of mindfulness questionnaire

• If participants received the MBSR or not

• grey matter concentration

What type of design was this study?

• Independent design

  Longitudinal study

• Repeated measures design with questionaires

• Pilot study before the large scale study was conducted

• Experimental design with two groups

What was a weakness of this study?

• Conclusions could not be applied to Elderly people or children

• there were ethical issues about medical records

• They did not use the scientific method

• The researcher was a yoga teacher

What is one application of this study?

• Brain matter can be changed

• study suggested mindfulness leads to physical changes in well being

• Yoga is good for college students

• Children shouldn't practice mindfulness