Much of What We Know About Left and Right Hemisphere

question 46

Multiple Choice

Much of what we know about left and right hemisphere specializations comes from the study of people who had split-brain surgery. This surgery _____

• A)splits the lobes of the brain apart.
• B)severs the corpus callosum between hemispheres.
• C)severs the nerves from the spinal cord to the right hemisphere.
• D)severs the substantia nigra between hemispheres.

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Definitions:

Probability

The measure of the likelihood that an event will occur, quantified between 0 and 1, where 0 indicates impossibility and 1 indicates certainty.

Standard Normal Distribution

A standard normal distribution characterized by a mean of 0 and a standard deviation of 1.

Values of Z

Refers to the scores derived from a standard normal distribution used in statistical analysis to determine probabilities.

Mean

The average value of a set of numbers, calculated by dividing the sum of all values by the number of values.