Brain Plasticity & Functional Recovery After Trauma (OCR A-Level Psychology): Quizzes
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What is brain plasticity?
What is brain plasticity?
Brain's ability to adapt to new experiences
What type of research method did Maguire use in her study?
What type of research method did Maguire use in her study?
Quasi-experiment
What did Maguire find about taxi drivers and their hippocampus?
What did Maguire find about taxi drivers and their hippocampus?
Positive correlation with time driving
Why couldn't Maguire perform random allocation in her study?
Why couldn't Maguire perform random allocation in her study?
It was a quasi-experiment
What could extraneous variables in Maguire's study become?
What could extraneous variables in Maguire's study become?
Confounding variables
Why couldn't Maguire establish cause-and-effect?
Why couldn't Maguire establish cause-and-effect?
She didn't manipulate the IV
What type of relationship did Maguire's findings show?
What type of relationship did Maguire's findings show?
Correlational
What is functional recovery of the brain after trauma?
What is functional recovery of the brain after trauma?
Function transfers to undamaged region
Which is NOT a mechanism of functional recovery?
Which is NOT a mechanism of functional recovery?
Memory consolidation
What limitation exists for the brain's self-repair ability?
What limitation exists for the brain's self-repair ability?
It can only repair up to a specific point
What may be required alongside functional recovery?
What may be required alongside functional recovery?
Physical therapy
How does research on functional recovery show practical application?
How does research on functional recovery show practical application?
Improves treatment for brain trauma