In their study of neuroplasticity in London taxi drivers, Maguire et al. (2000) analysed how hippocampal volume related to the length of time the participants had been licensed drivers. Which statement accurately describes the correlational findings of this analysis?
There was a positive correlation between time spent as a taxi driver and grey matter volume in the posterior hippocampus, and a negative correlation with grey matter volume in the anterior hippocampus.
There was a negative correlation between time spent as a taxi driver and grey matter volume in the posterior hippocampus, and a positive correlation with grey matter volume in the anterior hippocampus.
There was a positive correlation between time spent as a taxi driver and grey matter volume in both the anterior and posterior hippocampus.
There was a negative correlation between time spent as a taxi driver and grey matter volume in both the anterior and posterior hippocampus.
49 exam-style questions on OCR A Level Psychology Brain plasticity, covering Blakemore and Cooper (1970): Impact of early visual experience and Maguire et al. (2000): Taxi drivers. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.