Lesson 8.3.1

8.3.1 Olds and Milner, Mundt, Dixit, and Pengpid studies Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Psychology, Unit 8

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  1. In Olds and Milner (1954), what action did rats perform to receive electrical brain stimulation?

    • Nipping a wire
    • Pressing a lever
    • Running a maze
    • Swimming a maze

  2. What behavioural process was demonstrated by electrical stimulation of the septal area in Olds and Milner (1954)?

    • Positive reinforcement
    • Negative reinforcement
    • Avoidance learning
    • Classical conditioning

  3. Which brain structure studied by Olds and Milner (1954) forms part of the brain's reward system?

    • Occipital lobe
    • Cerebellum
    • Septal area
    • Medulla oblongata

  4. Which ethical issue is most prominent in Olds and Milner's (1954) study on rats?

    • Deception
    • Right to withdraw
    • Informed consent
    • Protection from harm

  5. In Mundt et al. (2012), what term describes choosing friends with similar drinking habits?

    • Peer influence
    • Peer selection
    • Peer pressure
    • Social conformity

  6. In Mundt et al. (2012), what term describes changing behaviour to match friends' drinking over time?

    • Peer selection
    • Social desensitisation
    • Peer influence
    • Classical conditioning

  7. What two factors affecting adolescent drinking does Mundt et al.'s stochastic actor-based model separate?

    • Genetics and environment
    • Selection and influence
    • Reinforcement and extinction
    • Conditioning and modelling

  8. In Dixit et al. (2012), what two types of factors are combined in a 'biosocial' approach?

    • Psychological and economic
    • Biological and social
    • Cognitive and emotional
    • Genetic and neurological

  9. Why did Dixit et al. (2012) compare urban and rural communities in their alcohol study?

    • Evaluate animal models
    • Test aversion therapy
    • Measure genetic mutations
    • Assess environmental differences

  10. What do epidemiological studies such as Dixit et al. (2012) typically investigate?

    • Population health patterns
    • Individual brain function
    • Single-case therapy outcomes
    • Qualitative lived experiences

  11. In Pengpid et al. (2012), what is the main purpose of randomly allocating participants to groups?

    • Reducing participant bias
    • Increasing sample size
    • Ensuring qualitative depth
    • Guaranteeing statistical significance

  12. What type of intervention for hazardous alcohol use was evaluated by Pengpid et al. (2012)?

    • Psychoanalysis
    • Surgical treatment
    • Brief intervention
    • Aversion therapy

  13. What is a key methodological strength of a randomised controlled trial in health psychology?

    • Zero ethical issues
    • Universal generalisability
    • High ecological validity
    • High internal validity

  14. What primary health behaviour was measured alongside alcohol use in Pengpid et al.'s 2012 study?

    • Dieting
    • Smoking
    • Exercise
    • Gambling

  15. Which factor influencing adolescent alcohol use was modelled by Mundt et al. (2012)?

    • Genetic inheritance
    • Peer selection
    • Brain stimulation
    • Classical conditioning

  16. Which region of the rat brain produced positive reinforcement when electrically stimulated by Olds and Milner (1954)?

    • Cerebellum
    • Brainstem
    • Cerebral cortex
    • Septal area

  17. In which country was the Dixit et al. (2012) epidemiological study on alcohol risk conducted?

    • India
    • United Kingdom
    • United States
    • South Africa

  18. Which limitation arises from sampling a single school in adolescent social network research?

    • Low reliability
    • High demand characteristics
    • Low generalisability
    • Poor construct validity

  19. Olds and Milner (1954) investigated positive reinforcement using which species of animal?

    • Pigeons
    • Dogs
    • Monkeys
    • Rats

  20. Which behavioural measure was recorded by Olds and Milner (1954) to demonstrate positive reinforcement in rats?

    • Lever pressing
    • Maze completion
    • Salivation rate
    • Running speed

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