Place theory of pitch perception runs into problems because:
a. neurons in the auditory pathway go through refractory periods
b. hair cells in the basilar membrane do not act independently
c. some areas of the cerebral cortex are insensitive to varying frequencies
d. the bones of the middle ear vibrate at differential rates
B
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a. muscular-anal stage. c. adulthood stage. b. locomotor-genital stage. d. latency stage.
Bobby's parents used extinction to get him to stop crying when he had to eat vegetables, by making him eat vegetables despite his crying. One night Bobby has a babysitter, and she does not make him eat his vegetables when he starts crying. As a result, Bobby's behavior of crying when told to eat vegetables:
a. has not been reinforced b. has been intermittently reinforced c. has been continuously reinforced d. A and B
Last week Maria took a personality test which told her she was highly extraverted. This week she took the same test and it told her she was extremely introverted. What does this test likely lack?
A. internal validity B. external validity C. reliability D. generalizability
Which type of long-term memory only registers in the "lower" brain regions, especially the basal ganglia and cerebellum?
a. episodic memory b. semantic memory c. declarative or fact memory d. procedural or skill memory