Susan's teenage son, Jeffrey plays his music very loud. Susan now asks him to wear earphones but she can still hear the music when he has the earphones on! Jeffrey should be concerned because:
A. his mother will ground him if he continues to play the music loudly.
B. he risks damaging the receptors in his inner ear.
C. the decibel level can prevent the cochlea for receiving sound waves.
D. he is at risk for conduction deafness.
B. he risks damaging the receptors in his inner ear.
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One of the unique features of Gardner's theory of intelligence is that it
a. rejects the notion that a single IQ score can meaningfully assess intelligence. b. promotes the notion of genetic testing as a form of intelligence testing. c. focuses on what someone does not know as opposed to what he or she does know. d. completely ignores the impact of experience on intellectual functioning.
How do the personal mini experiments featured throughout the book apply to the work of psychologists?
a. Their use does not apply outside of the field. b. Psychologists use similar experiments and tasks within their research or with clients. c. Researchers can use the anecdotal data. d. They require written reports, which are utilized throughout the field.
Lateralization refers to the ____.
A. formation of the sulci and gyri in the cortex B. functional asymmetries of the brain C. slow rate of maturation in forebrain structures D. physical changes that occur in neurons as learning takes place
__________ refers to the use of stress, rhythm, and changes in pitch that accompany
language use. a. Prosody b. Deep structure c. Semantics d. Fixation e. Priming