Results
How many hours did the PP's spend total on the mindfulness homework?
22.6 hours
What ethical guideline explains why they signed a form and gave their approval of the study?
informed consent
Increased ____ validity was a strength of this case study.
ecological
What was the name of the questionnaire?
FFMQ
What is the aim?
Identify changes in specific brain regions and the whole brain by comparing grey matter concentration before and after a mindfulness course
Were there differences in the left hippocampus between the two groups in the start of the study?
no
What ethical guideline explains why 2 males were able to leave the study due to claustrophobia in the MRI machine?
right to withdraw
What data did the us of an MRI produce?
quantitative data
What was the name of the course?
MSBR
What matter of the brain was measured(concentration levels) in the Holzel study?
How many clusters did they find a significant increase in grey matter?
4
What ethical guideline did they fail to follow when the control group was denied help?
protection from harm
Participants were tested ____ and ____ a lengthy intervention.
before, after
What was the scoring called?
liker type scale.
What research method was used?
A longitudinal design
Which group, experimental or control, was greater on the three MBSR sub scales in the post test?
experimental
What ethical guideline explains why they made sure that no one had any metal implants?
protection from harm
the lack of ___ between the amount of mindfulness homework and amount of great matter is a weakness of the study.
correlation
How many weeks before and after did the experimental group go through the MRI?
2 weeks.
What were the 3 exercises used?
A body scan, mindfulness yoga, and sitting meditation
What was the correlation coefficient between the body scan and sitting mediation?
-0.26
What are the pieces of advice that guide psychologists to consider the welfare of participants and wider society?
ethical guidelines
what was a weakness that lead to positive gains between the participants?
they became friends
How many participants provided useful data?
14
What does MBSR stand for?
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction