If Mary Ann Is Right-Handed, Your Best Guess Would Be

question 59

Multiple Choice

If Mary Ann is right-handed, your best guess would be that her language abilities are localized in which part of her brain?

• A) the left hemisphere
• B) the right hemisphere
• C) both the left and right hemisphere
• D) in neither the left nor the right hemisphere

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Definitions:

Type II Errors

An error that occurs in statistical hypothesis testing when a false null hypothesis is not rejected, misinterpreting the absence of an effect or difference when one actually exists.

Independent Variable

A variable that is manipulated in an experiment to determine its effect on the dependent variable.

Experimental Manipulation

Involves altering one or more variables in a controlled setting to study their effects on other variables, a key method in experimental research designs.

Independent Variable

The variable in an experiment that is manipulated or varied by the researcher to examine its impact on the dependent variable.