When people hear a sound, their ears turn the vibrations in the air into neural messages from the auditory nerve, which makes it possible for the brain to interpret the sound. This process is called
a. encoding.
b. storage.
c. retrieval.
d. evaluation.
e. rehearsal.
a. encoding.
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a. expose himself to neighbors b. feel aroused when he is hit or kicked c. rub up against someone in a crowded bank d. feel a need to see a certain object to reach orgasm
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
It is possible that before eyewitnesses came forward to identify Randall Adams as the man who murdered a police officer, they had seen his face on television or in the newspaper
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A. glutamate and aspartate B. dopamine and norepinephrine C. acetylcholine and adenosine D. epinephrine and serotonin