Questions Refer to the Following Research Study

question 97

Multiple Choice

Questions refer to the following research study:
Ronda would like to assess the effects of a reading comprehension course on the scores of students. She gives a group of remedial students a reading comprehension pretest and then randomly assigns them to either the treatment group or the control group. Shortly after the treatment, she measures their reading comprehension scores again.
-Which set of results would result in Ronda being worried about maturation?

• A) The treatment group improves their reading comprehension scores and the control group does not.
• B) The control group improves their reading comprehension scores and the treatment group does not.
• C) The treatment group and the control group both increase their reading comprehension scores.
• D) The reading scores of both the treatment group and the control group stay the same across time.

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Definitions:

Motor Cortex

An area within the cerebral cortex that plays a crucial role in devising, regulating, and carrying out intentional movements.

Somatosensory Cortex

A part of the brain that processes sensory information from the body, including touch, temperature, and pain sensations.

Parietal Lobes

A region of the cerebral cortex involved in processing sensory information regarding the location of parts of the body as well as interpreting visual information.

Hemispheric Lateralization

The specialization of functions in the left and right hemispheres of the brain, such as language in the left and spatial ability in the right.