Jackson Is Blind and Reads Using Braille, a System of Raised

question 48

Multiple Choice

Jackson is blind and reads using Braille, a system of raised dots that are felt with the fingers. Which of the following is the correct sequence of events in the language pathway when Jackson reads using Braille and then tells his friend what he's reading?

• A) common integrative area -> Broca's area -> Wernicke's area -> speech muscles
• B) primary auditory cortex -> Wernicke's area -> Broca's area -> primary motor cortex
• C) primary motor cortex -> Broca's area -> Wernicke's area -> speech muscles
• D) primary somatosensory cortex -> Wernicke's area -> Broca's area -> primary motor cortex

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Definitions:

Main Effect

The direct impact of an independent variable on a dependent variable, ignoring other potential influencing factors.

Significant

In statistics, it refers to results that are unlikely to have occurred by chance alone, according to a predefined threshold of probability (the significance level).

Marginal Means

The means of subsets of data, taking into account the influence of one or more other variables.

Main Effect

The direct impact of an independent variable on a dependent variable in an experiment or study.