Which Brain Structure Is Particularly Important for Learning and Memory

question 49

Multiple Choice

Which brain structure is particularly important for learning and memory?

• A) hippocampus
• B) amygdala
• C) hypothalamus
• D) pons

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Definitions:

Significance Level

A threshold in hypothesis testing that determines whether an observed effect is statistically significant.

T-statistic

The T-statistic is a type of test statistic used to determine if there is a significant difference between the means of two groups, which may or may not have the same variances.

Significance Level

A precisely rephrased term for the threshold of probability at which we accept or reject the null hypothesis in statistical testing.

T-statistic

A type of statistic used in hypothesis testing, calculated by dividing the difference between the sample mean and the hypothesized population mean by the standard error of the mean.