In the FMRI Study Described in the Focus on Neuroscience

question 149

True/False

In the fMRI study described in the Focus on Neuroscience, "Assembling Memories," the act of perceiving a picture activated the visual cortex. However, the act of remembering the same picture activated the left prefrontal cortex, a completely different brain area.

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Definitions:

Critical Value

A point on the scale of the test statistic beyond which we reject the null hypothesis, and it depends on the chosen significance level.

Independent Variables

Variables in a statistical model that are manipulated or changed to observe their effect on dependent variables.

Coefficient of Determination

A measure used in statistical modeling that indicates how well data points fit a line or curve. It is represented as a value between 0 and 1.

Dependent Variable

A variable in statistical modeling whose value is influenced by other variables.