Researchers compare adults who have experienced clinical depression for several years with adults of the same age who do not have the condition. Each participant completes a standardised recall task using a list of 15 words and has an MRI scan. The group with clinical depression recalls fewer words and has a lower average hippocampal volume.
Explain how the researchers use a neuropsychological test and a brain imaging technique to investigate clinical depression in this study.
38 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Psychology 3.3 Application: The development of treatments, covering 3.3.1 Anti-psychotics and anti-depressants, 3.3.2 Psychotherapy, and 3.3.3 Neuropsychology for study. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.