Functional Neuroimaging Studies Have Revealed ________ in the ________ in Posttraumatic

question 9

Multiple Choice

Functional neuroimaging studies have revealed ________ in the ________ in posttraumatic stress disorder patients, following exposure to trauma-related stimuli.

• A) hyperactivity; amygdala
• B) hyperactivity; prefrontal cortex
• C) hypoactivity; cingulate cortex
• D) hyperactivity; cingulate cortex

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Definitions:

Critical Value

A point on the scale of the test statistic beyond which we reject the null hypothesis, assuming the null hypothesis is true.

Critical Value

A threshold in hypothesis testing that defines the boundary or cutoff for deciding whether to reject the null hypothesis.

Null Hypothesis

A statistical hypothesis that suggests there is no effect or no difference, and it serves as the default position that there is no association between two measured phenomena.

One-way ANOVA

A statistical method used to compare the means of three or more independent groups to determine if there is a statistically significant difference among them.