Marcus struggles to resist buying immediate luxuries and impulsive purchases, even though he is trying to save for a deposit on a house. In contrast, his sister, Clara, finds it easy to stick to her budget and routinely avoids tempting items to achieve her long-term financial goals.
Explain the differences in Marcus’s and Clara’s behaviour using the key research by Casey et al. (2011) into the neural correlates of delay of gratification.
39 exam-style questions on OCR A Level Psychology Regions of the brain, covering Sperry (1968): Split brain study and Casey et al. (2011): Neural correlates of delay of gratification. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.