Quick Evaluation Biopsychology

Question 1

Localisation of Function

Answer 1

Strength:
Tulving - memory studies
Phineas Gage
Animal studies - Lashley
Limitation:
Brain Plasticity

Question 2

Split Brain Studies

Answer 2

Strength:
Laboratory Experiment
Gazzaniga
Limitation:
Population Validity

Question 3

Plasticity and Functional Recovery

Answer 3

Strength:
Maguire
Kuhn
Bezzola

Question 4

Ways of studying the brain
Post Mortems

Answer 4

Strengths:
high spatial resolution
Limitations:
No cause and effect

Question 5

Ways of studying the brain
fMRI

Answer 5

Bad Temporal Validity
Good Spatial Resolution

Question 6

Ways of studying the brain
EEG

Answer 6

Good Temporal Resolution
Bad Spatial Resolution
Difficult to pinpoint exact the exact region

Question 7

Ways of studying the brain
ERP

Answer 7

Good Temporal Resolution
Bad Spatial Resolution
Can eliminate extraneous variables

Question 8

Biological Rhythms
Circadian

Answer 8

Strengths:
DeCoursey
Siffre
Weaknesses:
Animals
Unique case

Question 9

Biological Rhythms
Infradian

Answer 9

Strengths:
Russell
Reinberg
Weaknesses:
Small Samples and Limited Replication

Question 10

Biological Rhythms
Ultradian

Answer 10

Strengths:
Dement and Kleitman
Controlled lab research
Weaknesses:
Artificial and Small samples
Androcentric - male centred view