Recent Brain Research Has Shown Which of the Following

question 8

Multiple Choice

Recent brain research has shown which of the following?

• A)Brain imaging studies show that people with dyslexia exhibit significant differences in brain functioning.
• B)In postmortem studies it was found that there was no abnormality in the brain.
• C)The area of the right hemisphere in a person with dyslexia was smaller and had fewer brain cells than the brain of an individual without dyslexia.
• D)The area of the left hemisphere in a person with dyslexia was larger and contained more cells than the brain of an individual without dyslexia.
• E)None of these

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Definitions:

ANOVA

Short for Analysis of Variance, a statistical method used to test differences between two or more means.

F Statistic

A value derived from ANOVA tests used to determine whether the variances between multiple groups are significantly different.

One-way ANOVA

A statistical examination aimed at finding out whether significant disparities exist among the averages of three or more distinct groups.

Null Hypotheses

A statement used in statistical testing that assumes no effect or no difference between groups or variables, serving as the default statement to be tested against.