WorksheetsHozel et al
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 9mins
What is mindfulness
Living in the now, practicing kindness without judgement, meditating, and learning how your brain works.
Thinking of negative memories, worries, thoughts, also only being kind to people that are respectful of you.
Being fun, making fun of people, meditating, not really caring about the environment.
Living in the now, focusing on negative thoughts and bad memories, and meditating
This part of your brain deals with memory...
prefrontal cortex
amygdala
hippocampus
fight or flight
This part of your brain makes most of the decisions when it is not angry, scared, anxious, or worried.
pre-frontal cortex
amygdala
hippocampus
memory
How long was the study?
8 days
2 days
2 years
8 weeks
Which of the following apply to the sample used in this study? (multiple)
students under age 18
opportunity sample
all participants were right handed
33 adults
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 questionnaire?
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 questionnaires
Pilot study before the large scale study was conducted
Experimental design with two groups
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
In Holzel et al., what is the psychology being investigated?
Mindfulness: awareness of who we are, where we are, and what we are doing; not becoming overwhelmed
Mindfulness: "the development of awareness of present-moment experience with a compassionate, non-judgemental stance."
Localisation of function: how different parts of the brain perform specific functions (here, changing brain density or volume, which is linked to increased performance abilities)
All of the above
Which of the following criteria had to be met by participants in Hozel et al.?
be psychologically and physically healthy
be in a leadership role in their career
be good at puzzles
none of the above
Which of the following criteria had to be met by participants in Hozel et al.?
ability to participate in an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) brain scan (so, no metal implants, claustrophobia, etc.)
willingness to be interviewed multiple times per day for a series of several weeks
ability to demonstrate mindfulness techniques upon demand (to show efficacy of training)
all of the above
What was the total number of participants in the Hozel et al. study?
13,674 people participated in an online meditation class, but only 16 voluntarily participated in the MRI scans for the study; of these, only 5 completed the follow-up interviews, so the total is 5
13,674 participants volunteered to be MRI scanned for the study; 74 withdrew due to schedule constraints preventing involvement in the MBSR class
Originally, 18 participants were part of the experimental group, but two withdrew due to MRI scan discomfort, leaving 16.
There were 17 participants in the control group for a total of 33 (35 originally).
none of the above
What was involved in the MBSR program in Hozel et al.?
eight weekly group meetings for 2.5 hours each
in the sixth week, participants attended a full-day (6.5 hours) session
body scan (feeling the body as a complete whole; noting awareness of sensations)
mindful yoga (gentle stretching, slow movement, coordinated with breathing patterns; appreciating the limits of one's body)
