RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
THE NEED FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
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YES-FULL F O R C E
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NO-NOT FULL F O R C E
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -British Psychologist Adrian Raine is a criminologist who specializes in studies investigating biological correlates of criminal behaviour. In a study conducted in 1997, Raine used PET scans to compare the brains of two groups: Convicted murderers who had pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity (NGRI), Non-murderers.
Detailed explanation-2: -RAINE ET AL. ‘S CLASSIC STUDY This is the Classic Biological Study, so every student has to know it and the Examiner will expect you to be familiar with details.
Detailed explanation-3: -Raine used PET scans to investigate brain differences in non-murderers and murderers who were pleading NGRI. The experimental group/murderers were 39 males and 2 females, with a mean age of 34.3 years. They were referred to the University of California.
Detailed explanation-4: -His most comprehensive study, in 1994, was still, necessarily, a small sample. He conducted PET [positron emission tomography] scans of 41 convicted killers and paired them with a “normal” control group of 41 people of similar age and profile.