Higher Levels of Mathematics Anxiety Are Associated with

question 54

Multiple Choice

Higher levels of mathematics anxiety are associated with

• A) being a boy.
• B) parents and teachers who are anxious about their own mathematical ability.
• C) lower levels of activity in particular parts of the brain when individuals are presented with mathematics problems.
• D) all of these.

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Definitions:

Positron-emission Tomography

A nuclear medicine functional imaging technique used to observe metabolic processes in the body as an aid to the diagnosis of disease.

Biochemical Activity

The chemical processes and reactions that take place in living organisms.

Electroencephalogram

A test that measures electrical activity in the brain using small, flat metal discs attached to the scalp.

Neural Activity

The functioning of neurons, including the transmission of electrical and chemical signals within the brain and nervous system.