Question 18N.3.HL.TZ0.6a
| Date | November 2018 | Marks available | [Maximum mark: 3] | Reference code | 18N.3.HL.TZ0.6a |
| Level | HL | Paper | 3 | Time zone | TZ0 |
| Command term | Outline | Question number | a | Adapted from | N/A |
A patient was asked to trace a line between two guidelines of a star shape, starting at point S (see star image) while viewing the star in a mirror. The graph shows the number of times the patient strayed outside the boundaries while drawing the star in each trial for both hands.
[Reprinted from Neuron, 20(3), Brenda Milner, Larry R. Squire and Eric R. Kande, 'Cognitive neuroscience and the study of memory',
pp. 445–468, Copyright (1998), with permission from Elsevier. https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/neuron]
Outline how this experiment shows learned behaviour.
[3]
a. with each trial the drawings get better/less errors
OR
each day the patient becomes better at drawing the star ✔
b. by day 3 the patient makes few mistakes/less fluctuations ✔
c. even though left hand went through fewer trials, still an improvement ✔
d. practice improves the behaviour
OR
learning occurs «over time» with repetition ✔
