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Iwuzza Hippy used to attend loud rock concerts during high school and college. Now in middle age, she notices a ringing in her ears and difficulty in hearing. Iwuzza's hearing loss is probably due to damage to the |
| | A) | oval window. |
| | B) | semicircular canals. |
| | C) | auditory canal. |
| | D) | basilar membrane. |
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Sounds affect different areas of the basilar membrane, depending on the frequency of the sound wave. This finding has led to the______________ theory, which says that different areas of the basilar membrane respond to different frequencies. |
| | A) | place |
| | B) | opponent process |
| | C) | frequency |
| | D) | voice recognition |
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Hearza Noise is deaf in one ear. Now she hears quite well due to a device which transports vibrations from her damaged ear to her good ear. This device is called a(n) |
| | A) | cochlear implant. |
| | B) | bone anchored hearing appliance. |
| | C) | penetrating auditory brainstem implant. |
| | D) | hearing aid. |
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The pull on our bodies caused by the acceleration of forward, backward, or up-and-down motion, as well as the constant pull of gravity, is sensed by the otoliths, tiny, motion-sensitive crystals located in the |
| | A) | cochlea. |
| | B) | basilar membrane. |
| | C) | semicircular canals. |
| | D) | wave cycles. |
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Wanda B. Virginal and Wanta Doit are two women who were college roommates and now apartment mates for the last 15 years. Both women start their menstrual cycles on the same day each month. This may be an example of |
| | A) | sexual frustration. |
| | B) | communication through the release of pheromones. |
| | C) | a heightened sensitivity to sensory stimulation |
| | D) | sensory deprivation |
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The sense of taste involves receptor cells that respond to only four basic stimulus qualities, but there also may be a fifth stimulus category,________, which is a flavor involving food stimuli with amino acids. |
| | A) | fatty |
| | B) | pungent |
| | C) | umami |
| | D) | arigato |
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Pain is a response to _________ stimuli. |
| | A) | hot and cold |
| | B) | rough and irregular |
| | C) | loud and bright |
| | D) | a great variety of different kinds of |
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Hearza Noise is deaf in one ear. Now she hears quite well due to a device which transports vibrations from her damaged ear to her good ear. This device is called a(n) |
| | A) | cochlear implant |
| | B) | bone anchored hearing appliance |
| | C) | penetrating auditory brainstem implant |
| | D) | hearing aid |
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