Head Rotation Is Detected by the Brain When One's Head

question 140

Multiple Choice

Head rotation is detected by the brain when one's head movements cause fluid to swirl within the semicircular canals and to bend a small "flap" or "float" called the

• A)oval window.
• B)auditory ossicle.
• C)organ of Corti.
• D)crista.

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Definitions:

Degrees of Freedom

The number of independent values or quantities which can be assigned to a statistical distribution, affecting the shape of the distribution.

P-values

P-values provide the probability of obtaining an effect at least as extreme as the one in your sample data, assuming the truth of the null hypothesis.

Standard Error

A statistic that measures the average distance that a sample statistic, such as the mean, deviates from the actual population mean.

Alternative Hypothesis

A statement that contradicts the null hypothesis and is tested directly in a hypothesis testing framework, assuming the null hypothesis is false.