Kim Is a 4-Year-Old Who Has Just Been in an Accident

question 20

Multiple Choice

Kim is a 4-year-old who has just been in an accident and has sustained damage to an area of the brain that is specialized for a particular skill. Her doctor tells her parents that she is lucky to be so young; she should recover her ability in this domain. Her doctor is counting on Kim's brain to:

• A)create new neurons to replace the damaged ones.
• B)become rewired as a different area takes over for the damaged area.
• C)regenerate brain tissue.
• D)direct her skeletal and muscular system to work
• harder at the skill.

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Definitions:

Regression Coefficient

A value that represents the degree of change in the dependent variable for a one-unit change in an independent variable within a regression model.

Dependent Variable

In statistical modeling and experimental design, the variable being tested and measured, which is expected to change in response to changes in independent variables.

R Square

A statistical measure that represents the proportion of the variance for a dependent variable that's explained by one or more independent variables in a regression model.

Independent Variables

Variables in an experiment that are manipulated or changed to observe their effect on dependent variables.