Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding hearing?
a. Auditory information leaves the ear through the trigeminal nerve.
b. High-pitched sounds are discriminated largely on the basis of where vibration occurs along the basilar membrane.
c. The auditory Gestalt principles are very different from the visual Gestalt principles.
d. Localizing sounds that are directly to the left or right of the head is difficult.
Answer: b
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a. autonomic nervous system responses happen too slowly to be involved in emotional responses. b. animals continue to respond emotionally after their viscera are separated from the central nervous system. c. visceral activity is irrelevant for emotional experience. d. there is independence of bodily and psychological responses when an emotion is experienced.
Jose and Maria are preparing for the arrival of their first child, and are considering moving from their small rural town to a larger city to gain access to more social services,
better schools, and a greater variety of local newspapers and television stations. This is an example of which of Bronfenbrenner's five levels? a) Macrosystem b) Exosystem c) Microsystem d) Mesosystem
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