NI Had a Left Hemispherectomy at the Age of 13

question 166

Multiple Choice

N.I. had a left hemispherectomy at the age of 13. Her deficits suggest that

• A) she has deep dyslexia.
• B) the mechanisms mediating the phonetic procedure for reading aloud were lateralized in her left hemisphere.
• C) she has surface dyslexia.
• D) both A and B
• E) both B and C

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Definitions:

Variance

A measure of how much values in a data set differ from the mean of the data set.

Null Hypothesis

A statistical hypothesis that assumes no significant difference or relationship exists between certain characteristics or variables.

One-way ANOVA

A statistical test that compares the means of three or more independent groups using variance analysis.