Severe Cases of OCD Might Respond Positively to

question 102

Multiple Choice

 Severe cases of OCD might respond positively to

• A) deep brain stimulation of the basal ganglia.
• B) lesions of the globus pallidus (pallidotomy).
• C) repeated transcranial magnet stimulation (rTMS).
• D) ECT.

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Definitions:

Level of Significance

The threshold chosen by the researcher which determines the probability at which the null hypothesis will be rejected, often denoted by alpha (α).

Operating Characteristic

A function or curve that describes the discriminating ability of a test across various conditions or thresholds.

Sample Size

The number of individuals, observations, or data points collected or selected from a population for the purpose of analysis.

Type II Error

Occurs when a statistical test fails to reject a false null hypothesis, meaning it wrongly indicates there is no effect when one exists.