Question 18N.3.HL.TZ0.6b
| Date | November 2018 | Marks available | [Maximum mark: 1] | Reference code | 18N.3.HL.TZ0.6b |
| Level | HL | Paper | 3 | Time zone | TZ0 |
| Command term | Deduce | Question number | b | Adapted from | N/A |
A patient was asked to trace a line between two guidelines of a star shape, starting at point S (see star image) while viewing the star in a mirror. The graph shows the number of times the patient strayed outside the boundaries while drawing the star in each trial for both hands.
[Reprinted from Neuron, 20(3), Brenda Milner, Larry R. Squire and Eric R. Kande, 'Cognitive neuroscience and the study of memory',
pp. 445–468, Copyright (1998), with permission from Elsevier. https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/neuron]
Deduce, with a reason, whether the patient is left-handed or right-handed.
[1]
right handed, as the patient made fewer mistakes with this hand Must give reason for the mark
OR
right handed as fewer trials with left hand
OR
not possible to draw conclusion as the trends are the same for both but left hand trials end after a few trials ✔
Must give reason for the mark
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