Question 19M.3.HL.TZ2.b.ii
| Date | May 2019 | Marks available | [Maximum mark: 1] | Reference code | 19M.3.HL.TZ2.b.ii |
| Level | HL | Paper | 3 | Time zone | TZ2 |
| Command term | Compare | Question number | b.ii | Adapted from | N/A |
People who are deaf often learn to communicate using sign language. In a study, brain imaging was carried out using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) of profoundly deaf and hearing people who were processing the same aspects of language. The deaf individuals in the study used either an English sign language or a French sign language.
[Source: Copyright 2000 National Academy of Sciences, U.S.A.]
Compare the general patterns of activation in the brain shown when all of the individuals in the study processed language.
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a. all «deaf and hearing» people show common pattern of brain activation/engage similar tissues ✔
b. all show two distinct areas, one in frontal/anterior region and another in back/posterior region ✔
Most did generally well in the different subparts of this question, but many stated differences when a comparison requires only similarities.
