A researcher wants to investigate the effectiveness of physiotherapy in the recovery of stroke patients with brain damage. Carers of stroke patients will be sent questionnaires to produce quantitative data.
Explain one disadvantage of obtaining quantitative data in this study
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A researcher wants to investigate the effectiveness of physiotherapy in the recovery of stroke patients with brain damage. Carers of stroke patients will be sent questionnaires to produce quantitative data.
Write one question that could be used in the researcher’s questionnaire to produce quantitative data and one question that could be used in the researcher’s questionnaire to produce qualitative data.
Quantitative question: ..................................................................
Qualitative question:......................................................................
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Which method of studying the brain would most accurately identify specific brain areas activated during a cognitive task?
Electroencephalogram (EEGs)
Event-related potentials (ERPs)
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
Post-mortem examinations
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Which one of the following is not a way of studying the brain?
Electrocardiogram (ECG)
Electroencephalogram (EEG)
Event-related potentials (ERPs)
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
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Explain one difference and one similarity between Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) and Event-Related Potentials (ERPs) as ways of studying the brain.
Difference....................................................................................
Similarity.......................................................................................
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