The number of waves per second that corresponds to perceived pitch is called

a. frequency.
b. amplitude.
c. rarefaction.
d. compression.


A

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a. dance b. skip c. walk on their own d. all of these choices

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In a case study reported by Milner, a patient that had damage to the hippocampus

a. showed an inability to retain information in short-term memory. b. had a clear memory of events taking place after the operation. c. found new learning almost impossible. d. suffered from retrograde amnesia.

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A technique that measures electrical activity in the cortex of the brain is a(n):

ECG. EEG. MRI. PET scan.

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Meghan decided she wanted a pet gerbil. She had been told "no" by her parents before. This time she insisted that her parents buy her a miniature goat. She even went so far as to look up information on pet goats at the library

When her parents firmly said "absolutely no" to the goat, Meghan then asked again about getting a gerbil. Her parents this time said "yes," so long as she never brought up the goat again. Meghan had successfully used which compliance strategy? a) low-ball technique b) door-in-the-face technique c) foot-in-the-door technique d) small-order technique

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