WorksheetsOCR A level Core Study: Maguire et al. (2000)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The concept of localisation is central to Maguire et al.'s (2000) study as it illustrates the role of the _____ in navigation.
a)
hippocampus
b)
hippotomus
c)
hypothalmus
d)
thalamus
2.
Neural _____ is the idea that brain structures and function can change with expereince.
a)
plasticity
b)
flexibility
c)
specialisation
d)
specificity
3.
Smulders et al. (1995) found the hippocampus of the black-capped chickadee _________ during the period when they are learning food locations.
a)
increased in volume
b)
decreased in volume
c)
increased in area
d)
decreased in area
4.
Maguire et al.'s (2000) study aimed to investigate wheter there was a difference in hippocampal volume between individuals who did, or did not, have ________.
a)
extensive navigational experience
b)
extensive informational experience
c)
extensive environmental experience
d)
extensive notational experience
5.
As participants already belonged to the existing groups of taxi drivers and controls the study was a _______.
a)
quasi experiment
b)
natural experiment
c)
field experiment
d)
laboratory experiment
6.
Which experimental design was used in Maguire et al.'s (2000) study?
a)
independent groups
b)
matched pairs
c)
repeated measures
d)
correlational design
7.
Which type of brain scan was used in Maguire et al.'s (2000) study?
a)
MRI
b)
CAT
c)
PET
d)
EEG
8.
An image analysis technique called _____ was used to compare 16 taxi drivers with 16 precisely matched controls.
a)
pixel counting
b)
voxel-based morphometry
c)
pixie counting
d)
vauxhall-based morphometry
9.
The scans from 13 of the control group were used to produce an image 'template' against which all scans were judged using a technique called ______.
a)
pixel counting
b)
voxel-based morphometry
c)
pixie counting
d)
vauxhall-based morphometry
10.
Voxel-based morhometry was used to calculate the volume of ______ in different areas of the brain.
a)
grey matter
b)
white matter
c)
neurtransmitters
d)
dendrites
11.
Correlational analysis was used to invetsigate the possible link between the two variables of _____.
a)
time spent as a taxi driver and hippocampal volume
b)
time to learn the knowledge and hippocampal volume
c)
time spent as a taxi driver and hypothalamus volume
d)
time spent as a taxi passenger and hippocampal volume
12.
Maguire et al. (2000) only collected __________.
a)
quantitative data
b)
qualitative data
c)
subjective data
d)
residual data
13.
VBM data showed that the only brain areas with a significant difference between taxi drivers and the control group were the ______
a)
left and right hippocampi
b)
left hippocampus
c)
right hippocampus
d)
left anterior and right posterior hippocampi
14.
Correlatioin coefficients of r = 0.6 (based on VBM) and r = 0.5 (based on pixel counting) both indicated a ______ between time spent as a taxi driver and right-posterior hippocampal volume.
a)
positive correlation
b)
negative correlation
c)
no correlation
d)
positive cogitation
15.
Maguire et al.'s (2000) results suggest the distribution of grey matter in the hippocampus changes with use because the posterior hippocampus stores information about spatial relations in the environment, so its _____.
a)
volume increases in response to demand for navigational skills
b)
volume decreases in response to demand for navigational skills
c)
volume cease in response to demand for navigational skills
d)
volume increases in response to demand for informational skills
16.
One weakness of Maguire et al.'s (2000) study is the _____ were not considered. It is possible that the control grouip included individuals with their own high demand for navigational skills.
a)
oocupations and interests of the control group
b)
oocupations of the control group
c)
interests of the control group
d)
aspirations and conquests of the control group
17.
A strength of Maguire et al.'s (2000) study was the use of qunatitative data that could be statistically analysed, allowing the researchers to be ______.
a)
more confident about their conclusions
b)
somewhat confident about their conclusions
c)
totally confident about their conclusions
d)
not at all confident about their conclusions
18.
A weakness of Maguire et al.'s (2000) use of 16 right-handed male taxi drivers is it limits the _____ of findings as navigation by females of left-handed people may differ.
a)
generalisability
b)
reliability
c)
ecological validity
d)
internal validity
19.
A strength of Maguire et al.'s (2000) study is it is unlikley to suffer from ______ as the participants did not have to perform a task and the MRI scan is unlikely to be affected by demand characteristics.
a)
a lack of ecological validity
b)
a lack of internal validity
c)
a lack of temporal validity
d)
a lack of concurrent validity
20.
One application of Maguire et al.'s (2000) conclusions is the potentail advances in diagnoses and treatment of patients with _______.
a)
brain damage
b)
broken bones
c)
a broken heart
d)
mental disorders
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