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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 a result of 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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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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Heedo Nistic hurt his arm when he bumped into the corner of a piece of furniture. He started to rub his arm around the contact spot and soon the pain seemed to lessen. Heedo's experience regarding the lessening of the pain can be explained by: |
| | A) | acupuncture theory. |
| | B) | shiatsu theory. |
| | C) | sensory overload theory. |
| | D) | gate control theory. |
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Masso Kistic is suffering from chronic pain. He might use the following strategy to fight the pain: |
| | A) | nerve and brain stimulation. |
| | B) | light therapy. |
| | C) | cognitive restructuring. |
| | D) | All of these. |
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