Paper 1 - study details

Draganski

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Year: 2004

RM: Lab experiment

Sample + sampling method: Randomly selected 24 (21 females, 3 males)

Measurement method: MRI

Fisher, Aron, Brown

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Year: 2005

RM: Lab experiment

Sampling method: self-selected/volunteer

Sample: 17 (10 women, 7 men)

Measurement method: fMRI

Design: filler activity (count backwards), Repeated Measures (x6)

Maguire

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Year: 2000

RM: Quasi/natural experiment

Sampling method: purposive sampling

Sample: 16 right-handed, male taxi drivers + 50 right-handed control males (opportunity sampling for control)

Measurement method: MRI

Design: matched pairs design

Crockett

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Year: 2010

RM: Lab experiment

Sampling method: volunteer/self-selected sampling

Sample: 30 (mean age of 26)

Measurement method: moral judgement in moral scenario

Design: Random allocation, repeated measures, double blind, counterbalancing

McGaugh & Cahill

Year: 1995

RM: Lab experiment

Sampling method: volunteer/self-selected sampling

Sample: 18

Measurement method: memory recall

Design: independent measures

Newcomer

Year: 1999

RM: Lab experiment

Sampling method: volunteer/self-selected sampling

Sample: 51

Measurement method: moral judgement in moral scenario

Design: Random allocation, double-blind, placebo-controlled