Sounds of different frequencies activate different areas of the basilar membrane, a fact critical for the _____ account of auditory perception.

A) signal detection
B) temporal code
C) threshold
D) place code


D) place code

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A. efferent neurons are damaged B. the reflex arc is damaged C. afferent neurons have been damaged D. Alzheimer's disease

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Which of the following is one of the aspects of intelligence according to the theory of psychologist Robert Sternberg?

a. Interpersonal intelligence b. Crystallized intelligence c. Intrapersonal intelligence d. Creative intelligence

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Infants express which of the following reactions?

a. disgust, when they taste something bitter b. pleasure, when they smell rotten eggs c. surprise, when they see their friends d. crinkle their noses, when they smell butter

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The insanity defense is used primarily by wealthy people.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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