Holzel et al

What type of program was used in the study to incorporate training in mindfulness meditation?

• Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)

• Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)

• Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC)

• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

The study employed a specific type of questionnaire to measure mindfulness. What is the name of this questionnaire?

• Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS)

• Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ)

• Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness Skills (KIMS)

• Cognitive and Affective Mindfulness Scale-Revised (CAMS-R)

How were changes in brain structure measured in the study?

• Electroencephalography (EEG)

• Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)

• Positron Emission Tomography (PET)

• Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Which area of the brain showed increased gray matter concentration in the mindfulness group?

• Frontal cortex

• Amygdala

• Left hippocampus

• Right insula

What other brain areas showed significant changes following the mindfulness intervention?

• Cerebellum and posterior cingulate cortex

• Basal ganglia and thalamus

• Corpus callosum and occipital lobe

• Prefrontal cortex and parahippocampal gyrus

The study’s findings suggest mindfulness training affects regions involved in what functions?

• Motor control and physical coordination

• Vision and visual processing

• Learning, memory, and emotion regulation

• Speech and language processing

How long was the homework assignment? what was the assignment?

What was the Independent variable?

What was the dependent Variable?