The Part of the Brain Area Activated If an Expected

question 78

Multiple Choice

The part of the brain area activated if an expected outcome does not occur following a decision would be the ________.

• A) orbitofrontal cortex
• B) hippocampus
• C) lateral intraparietal area (LIP)
• D) medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC)

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Definitions:

Validity

The extent to which a test accurately measures what it is intended to measure.

Correlation

A statistical measure that describes the extent to which two variables change together, but does not necessarily imply causation.

Discriminant Validity

The extent to which a test or experiment measures different constructs, demonstrating that the scales do not correlate too highly with measures from which they should differ.

Content Validity

The extent to which a test or tool accurately measures the entire scope of the concept it intends to measure.