biological area

• what was the IV and DV in E1

  • whether PPT was a high delayer or low delayer
  • DV performance on the go no go tasks ( reaction times and accuracy)
• what was IV AND DV in E2

  • IV= high or low delayer
  • areas of brain linked to impulse control(meausred in fMRI scans)
• how many in experiment 1 + 2 how many were high and low delayers ?

  • 59- 32 H and 27 L
  • 27 - 15 H and 11 L
• EXPLAIN THE PROCEDURE OF EXPERIMENT 1

  • tested using laptops loaded with software that were sent to them to use in their own homes
  • shown target photo, then on each trial shown another photo- if the trial photo matched target photo press button
  • were instructed to respond quickly and accurately as possible
  • each face appeared for 500 milliseconds
  • followed by 1 second interval
  • 120 go trials 40 no go trials
  • each completed 2 versions of the trial
  • a hot version and cold version