Stereocilia are ______.
A. the first synapse in the auditory nerve
B. connections that the cochlea has to the outer ear
C. the hair-like parts of the hair cells on the top of the inner and outer hair cells
D. cells that sharpen and amplify the responses of the inner hair cells
Answer: C
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a. exhibiting a fixation on his dad. b. showing congruence with his dad. c. imitating his dad. d. identifying with his dad.
Which set of instructions was used in research to reduce the effects of stereotype vulnerability?
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A. no clear B. compelling C. correlational D. experimental
Asher believes that health professionals are likely to be seriously over-diagnosing ADHD in school-age children. Which research finding is most consistent with his position?
A. Twin and adoption studies support a significant role of genetics in the development of ADHD, with heritability at 70% or more. B. More than half the children in a large sample who were receiving medication for ADHD did not meet even the relaxed diagnostic criteria in the DSM-5. C. In 2011, 11% of children between the ages of 4 and 17 years had been diagnosed with ADHD in the United States. D. White-matter circuits connecting the basal ganglia and the frontal lobes mature differently in people with and without ADHD.