How do sound waves ultimately result in the production of receptor potentials?
a. The tectorial membrane squeezes the auditory nerve
b. The basilar membrane releases neurotransmitters.
c. Hair cells in the cochlea vibrate, causing ion channels to open in their membrane.
d. The scala vestibuli has receptors that create action potentials.
c
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A. speculative. B. qualitative. C. a causal inference. D. a confirmed hypothesis.
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A. Client-centered therapy B. Traditional psychoanalysis C. Group therapy D. Modern psychodynamic therapy
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