Before Lateralization Occurs

question 10

Multiple Choice

Before lateralization occurs,

• A) if a part of the cortex is damaged, other parts can take over the tasks it would have handled.
• B) each hemisphere controls only one side of the body.
• C) damage to a particular region means that abilities controlled by it will be lost forever.
• D) each hemisphere receives sensory information from only one side of the body.

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Definitions:

Type II Error

A Type II error occurs when a statistical test fails to reject a false null hypothesis, indicating a false negative result.

Sample Size

The number of observations or data points collected in a statistical sample from a population.

Margin of Error

The amount of error that can be tolerated in statistical estimates, indicating the extent to which the sample results can differ from the true population values.

Test Hypotheses

The process of making an assumption about a population parameter and then using sample data to test whether the assumption holds true.