Lesson 2.4.1
2.4.1 Regions of the brain Quiz: OCR Psychology, Unit 2
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The 20 questions
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Which OCR A Level Psychology core study investigates the key theme of regions of the brain?
- Casey
- Sperry
- Freud
- Blakemore
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What is the contemporary study paired with Sperry under the regions of the brain theme?
- Casey et al.
- Hancock et al.
- Maguire et al.
- Baron-Cohen et al.
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Which psychological area does the regions of the brain theme belong to in OCR A Level?
- Cognitive area
- Social area
- Developmental area
- Biological area
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What type of data was predominantly gathered in Sperry's investigation into split-brain patients?
- Qualitative data
- Longitudinal data
- Nominal data
- Subjective data
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What apparatus was specially designed to present visual stimuli to one hemisphere in Sperry's study?
- Electroencephalogram
- Tachistoscope
- Stereoscope
- PET scanner
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What was the total sample size of split-brain patients who took part in Sperry's study?
- Five
- Eleven
- Twenty
- Thirty-two
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Which specific brain structure was surgically severed in the participants studied by Sperry?
- Cerebral cortex
- Optic chiasm
- Corpus callosum
- Hypothalamus
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What key conclusion did Sperry draw regarding the human cerebral hemispheres?
- They share identical functions
- They act independently
- They constantly communicate
- They shrink with age
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What modern brain-imaging technique did Casey et al. utilise in their 2011 study?
- fMRI
- CT scan
- Autopsy analysis
- ECG recording
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What specific psychological ability was measured across trials in the study by Casey et al.?
- Moral reasoning
- Delay of gratification
- Facial recognition
- Spatial navigation
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What experimental task was completed by participants in the hot version of Casey et al.'s procedure?
- Tachistoscope testing
- Go/no-go task
- Dream analysis
- IQ testing
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How were participants in Casey et al.'s longitudinal study originally classified as children?
- Extrovert or introvert
- High or low delayers
- Smart or average
- Fast or slow readers
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Which brain region was highlighted by Casey et al. as playing a critical role in impulse control?
- Cerebellum
- Occipital lobe
- Inferior frontal gyrus
- Primary visual cortex
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Which brain structure was found by Casey et al. to show heightened activity during alluring go/no-go trials?
- Parietal lobe
- Corpus callosum
- Motor strip
- Ventral striatum
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What methodological limitation is shared by both Sperry and Casey et al. in terms of sample composition?
- Poor standardisation
- Small sample sizes
- Lack of controls
- High ethnocentrism
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Unlike Sperry's focus on split brains, what does Casey et al.'s study primarily focus on?
- Visual impairment
- Brain damage
- Animal behaviour
- Normal variation
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What experimental design was utilised in Casey et al.'s 2011 longitudinal follow-up study?
- Cross-sectional
- Repeated measures
- Independent measures
- Matched pairs
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What type of sampling technique was predominantly employed to recruit the participants for Sperry's study?
- Opportunity sample
- Self-selected sample
- Random sample
- Stratified sample
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What aspect of delay of gratification is demonstrated by Casey et al. over time?
- Childhood decay
- Environmental plasticity
- Random fluctuation
- Developmental stability
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Which brain hemisphere was primarily associated with speech and writing in Sperry's split-brain participants?
- Left hemisphere
- Right hemisphere
- Both hemispheres equally
- Neither hemisphere
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