Jaime took his friend Justin bowling for the first time. At first, Justin lightly rolled the ball down the lane and therefore didn’t knock down many pins. Jaime instructed him to throw it harder so it would have more speed and knock over more pins
This example is similar to how we perceive the loudness of auditory stimuli. The speed behind the bowling ball is the loudness of the sound and the pins are like the _________.
a. cilia
b. retraction of the ear drum
c. fluid molecules
d. oval windows
Answer: A
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A category of objects, action, events, or states of being that share common features is
called a a. concept. b. prototype. c. class. d. scheme. e. unit.
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a) Expertise has no effect on persuasion. b) Nonexperts tend to be most persuasive. c) Greater expertise leads to more persuasion. d) Communicators with moderate expertise are most persuasive.
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a. similarity b. complementarity c. reciprocity d. correspondence