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Module 5—Sensation
MULTIPLE CHOICE
2. When the ear registers sound waves, the sound waves are transformed into electrical signals that
become neural impulses. This process is called:
a. perception
b. transduction
c. adaptation
d. sensation
ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: p. 93
OBJ: Introduction MSC: TYPE: Factual
4. The eye changing light waves into impulses and the ear changing sound waves into impulses are
examples of:
a. transduction
b. translucence
c. adaptation
d. sensation
ANS: A DIF: Easy REF: p. 93
OBJ: Introduction MSC: TYPE: Factual
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5. The process of ____ refers to the sense organ changing physical energy into electrical signals that
become neural impulses.
a. adaptation
b. perception
c. transduction
d. sensation
ANS: C DIF: Moderate REF: p. 93
OBJ: Introduction MSC: TYPE: Factual
6. If a sense organ is continuously stimulated, the sense organ will decrease responding through the
process of:
a. transduction
b. perception
c. agnosia
d. adaptation
ANS: D DIF: Easy REF: p. 93
OBJ: Introduction MSC: TYPE: Factual
7. Alyssa can’t smell the dirty diapers on the baby, but everyone else can. Why?
a. Alyssa has experienced transduction.
b. Alyssa is dichromatic.
c. Alyssa has experienced adaptation.
d. Alyssa has damaged Pacinian corpuscles.
ANS: C DIF: Moderate REF: p. 93
OBJ: Introduction MSC: TYPE: Applied
8. If you do not feel the chair you are now sitting in, it is because:
a. constant rubbing numbs nerve endings
b. when there is constant stimulation, our senses experience a decrease in responding
c. sitting tends to constrict blood flow and partially numbs our skin senses
d. the temperature on the surface of the skin goes up and makes us less sensitive
ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: p. 93
OBJ: Introduction MSC: TYPE: Applied
9. Denise is unaware of the feel of the chair she sits in while playing with her computer. Denise’s lack of
sensitivity is the result of:
a. hypersensitivity
b. changing stimuli
c. lack of stimulation
d. adaptation
ANS: D DIF: Moderate REF: p. 93
OBJ: Introduction MSC: TYPE: Applied
10. Miranda and Joy are about to swim in a cold lake. Miranda jumps in and shortly experiences
adaptation to the cold water. What is she most likely to say?
a. “It’s nice once you get used to it.”
b. “I’m having an attack of vertigo.”
c. “I can see the water much more clearly now.”
d. “The water seems to have gotten colder.”
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ANS: A DIF: Easy REF: p. 93
OBJ: Introduction MSC: TYPE: Applied
16. What do radio waves, X-rays, TV waves, and light waves all have in common? They are all:
a. located at the shorter end of the electromagnetic energy spectrum
b. forms of electromagnetic energy
c. examples of ultra-violet waves
d. in the invisible spectrum
ANS: B DIF: Moderate REF: p. 94
OBJ: Vision MSC: TYPE: Factual
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17. The reason that we can “see” a rainbow is because the light waves are:
a. at the shorter end of the electromagnetic energy spectrum
b. at the longer end of the electromagnetic energy spectrum
c. ultra-violet waves
d. in our visible spectrum
ANS: D DIF: Easy REF: p. 94
OBJ: Vision MSC: TYPE: Factual
18. The portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that receptors in the eye are sensitive to is referred to as
the ____ spectrum.
a. visible
b. light
c. upper
d. lower
ANS: A DIF: Moderate REF: p. 94
OBJ: Vision MSC: TYPE: Factual
19. As an image of an object goes through the front structures of the eye, the object’s image:
a. is perceived by the individual
b. is converted into a longer electromagnetic wavelength
c. is turned upside down
d. is detected by the retina
ANS: C DIF: Difficult REF: p. 94
OBJ: Vision MSC: TYPE: Factual
20. In order for you to see, your eye must change ____ beams of light waves into ____ beams of light
waves.
a. narrow; broad
b. broad; narrow
c. invisible; visible
d. narrow; visible
ANS: B DIF: Difficult REF: p. 94
OBJ: Vision MSC: TYPE: Factual
21. The structure in the front of the eye that first helps focus light waves into a narrower beam is the:
a. fovea
b. retina
c. cornea
d. iris
ANS: C DIF: Moderate REF: p. 95
OBJ: Vision MSC: TYPE: Factual
22. How does the lens of the eye focus light on to the retina?
a. The lens goes through a process called transduction.
b. The lens is attached to muscles that change the curve of the lens.
c. The lens is attached to ganglion cells that send competing nerve impulses to the brain.
d. The lens goes through a process of adaptation.
ANS: B DIF: Moderate REF: p. 95
OBJ: Vision MSC: TYPE: Factual
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23. The ____ of the eye can adjust its shape and focus light on the back surface of the eye called the ____.
a. cornea; lens
b. iris; fovea
c. lens; retina
d. pupil; ocular membrane
ANS: C DIF: Difficult REF: p. 95
OBJ: Vision MSC: TYPE: Factual
24. Deb has blue eyes; Erv’s eyes are brown. The difference in eye color is the result of different pigments
in the:
a. iris
b. pupil
c. cornea
d. lens
ANS: A DIF: Moderate REF: p. 95
OBJ: Vision MSC: TYPE: Applied
25. Vi shines a flashlight into Mike’s eye. The bright light will cause Mike’s iris to:
a. relax and pupil to enlarge
b. constrict and pupil to become smaller
c. relax and pupil to become smaller
d. constrict and pupil to enlarge
ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: p. 95
OBJ: Vision MSC: TYPE: Applied
26. With far away objects, the surface of the lens becomes:
a. less transparent
b. more curved
c. less curved
d. more transparent
ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: p. 95
OBJ: Vision MSC: TYPE: Factual
27. If the eyeball is too long, light from distant objects focuses at a point slightly in front of the retina,
resulting in:
a. farsightedness
b. nearsightedness
c. cataracts
d. night blindness
ANS: B DIF: Moderate REF: p. 95
OBJ: Vision MSC: TYPE: Factual
28. If you see distant objects clearly but close objects appear blurry, you are:
a. nearsighted
b. farsighted
c. normal
d. abnormal
ANS: B DIF: Moderate REF: p. 95
OBJ: Vision MSC: TYPE: Factual
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29. If the eyeball is too short, light from distant objects focuses at a point slightly in back of the retina,
resulting in:
a. farsightedness
b. nearsightedness
c. cataracts
d. night blindness
ANS: A DIF: Moderate REF: p. 95
OBJ: Vision MSC: TYPE: Factual
30. Uncle Randy finds that he is having trouble reading the newspaper, even when he holds it at arm’s
length. In fact, he has trouble focusing on close objects. It is probable that light is being focused:
a. slightly in front of the retina
b. beside the fovea
c. slightly behind the retina
d. slightly in front of the fovea
ANS: C DIF: Difficult REF: p. 95
OBJ: Vision MSC: TYPE: Applied
31. The path that the light takes as it enters your eye is:
a. cornea, pupil, lens, retina
b. pupil, lens, retina, sclera
c. lens, cornea, pupil, retina
d. fovea, lens, cornea, retina
ANS: A DIF: Difficult REF: p. 95
OBJ: Vision MSC: TYPE: Factual
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35. How many layers of cells are found in the retina?
a. one
b. two
c. three
d. four
ANS: C DIF: Difficult REF: p. 96
OBJ: Vision MSC: TYPE: Factual
39. The point of exit for impulses on their way from the eye to the brain is called the:
a. fovea
b. blind spot
c. retina
d. optic chiasm
ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: p. 96
OBJ: Vision MSC: TYPE: Factual
40. Most people are not aware of their blind spot because the area that is lost is filled in by the:
a. continuous back and forth movement of the eyes
b. association areas in the brain that give meaning to sensations
c. optic nerve
d. optic chiasm
ANS: A DIF: Moderate REF: p. 96
OBJ: Vision MSC: TYPE: Factual
41. The structures responsible for our ability to see color are the:
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a. cones
b. rods
c. rhodopsins
d. foveas
ANS: A DIF: Easy REF: p. 96
OBJ: Vision MSC: TYPE: Factual
43. The ____ connect individually to neighboring cells. This allows us to see ____.
a. cones; in dim light
b. rods; in fine detail
c. cones; in fine detail
d. rods; in color
ANS: C DIF: Moderate REF: p. 96
OBJ: Vision MSC: TYPE: Factual
44. Which of the following structures allows you to read these words and see other stimuli in fine detail?
a. rods
b. cones
c. ganglion cells
d. cochlea
ANS: B DIF: Difficult REF: p. 96
OBJ: Vision MSC: TYPE: Factual
47. Your astronomy professor must have taken a psychology class. He says to best look at a dim star,
don’t look directly at it, but to the side. Why is this good advice?
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a. Rods are located in the fovea of the retina and respond best in dim light, whereas cones
best respond to bright light and are located in the periphery.
b. Your cornea has special cells that function when looking at dim light from the side.
c. Rods are located in the periphery of the retina and respond best in dim light, whereas
cones best respond to bright light and are located in the fovea.
d. Cones are located in the periphery of the retina and respond best in dim light, whereas rods
best respond to bright light and are located in the fovea.
ANS: C DIF: Difficult REF: p. 96
OBJ: Vision MSC: TYPE: Applied
48. When you look at objects in dim light, the objects lack color and clarity because:
a. cones are unable to see colors
b. of the process of light adaptation
c. the optic nerve does not register wavelengths of light when it is dark
d. rods do not distinguish colors or fine details
ANS: D DIF: Difficult REF: p. 96
OBJ: Vision MSC: TYPE: Applied
50. If you look at a dim light, which of the following will show strong activation?
a. the fovea
b. cones
c. opsin
d. rods
ANS: D DIF: Moderate REF: p. 96
OBJ: Vision MSC: TYPE: Factual
51. Information is transmitted from the eye to the brain through the:
a. fovea
b. cornea
c. optic nerve
d. retina
ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: p. 97
OBJ: Vision MSC: TYPE: Factual
52. Which brain structure performs the initial processing of visual stimuli?
a. thalamus
b. cornea
c. fovea
d. visual association areas
ANS: A DIF: Difficult REF: p. 97
OBJ: Vision MSC: TYPE: Factual
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53. The primary visual cortex:
a. creates perceptions out of visual sensations
b. transforms nerve impulses into simple sensations
c. focuses light waves on the retina
d. transforms sensory information into a nerve impulse
ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: p. 97
OBJ: Vision MSC: TYPE: Factual
54. The ____ sends simple visual sensations to the ____, which add(s) meaning to the sensations.
a. retina; lens
b. primary visual cortex; association areas
c. optic nerve; optic chiasm
d. rods; cones
ANS: B DIF: Difficult REF: p. 97
OBJ: Vision MSC: TYPE: Factual
55. Hubel and Wiesel have shown that cells located in the brain’s primary visual cortex respond to ____
stimuli.
a. very general
b. intense
c. very specific
d. weak
ANS: C DIF: Moderate REF: p. 97
OBJ: Vision MSC: TYPE: Factual
56. Sidney is shown a picture of a dog. He reports being able to see the picture but cannot identify it as a
dog. Sidney has likely suffered damage to which part of his brain?
a. hypothalamus
b. thalamus
c. optic lobe
d. visual association areas
ANS: D DIF: Difficult REF: p. 97
OBJ: Vision MSC: TYPE: Applied
57. Janice comments on the texture of the brush strokes in a painting. She does not notice the complexity
of the visual image. Janice is probably relying on information provided by her:
a. thalamus
b. cones
c. visual association areas
d. primary visual cortex
ANS: D DIF: Moderate REF: p. 97
OBJ: Vision MSC: TYPE: Applied
58. After a traffic accident, a patient was diagnosed as having damage to parts of the primary visual cortex
of the brain. Such damage will:
a. usually affect one eye
b. always result in total blindness
c. result in an inability to recognize objects
d. result in the loss of sight in spots of the patient’s visual field
ANS: D DIF: Moderate REF: p. 97
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OBJ: Vision MSC: TYPE: Applied
60. A car accident completely destroys Ann’s primary visual cortex. The most likely effect of the accident
is that Ann will:
a. experience double vision
b. be almost totally blind
c. lose color but not black-and-white vision
d. be able to see close objects but not distant ones
ANS: B DIF: Moderate REF: p. 97
OBJ: Vision MSC: TYPE: Applied
61. As you walk on campus, you suddenly recognize an old friend who is heading towards you. What
point in the visual pathway is responsible for the creation of this meaningful image of an old friend?
a. rhodopsin
b. visual association areas
c. primary visual cortex
d. cornea
ANS: B DIF: Moderate REF: p. 97
OBJ: Vision MSC: TYPE: Applied
62. A difficulty in assembling simple visual sensations into more complex, meaningful images is called:
a. sensory deficit
b. perceptual aphasia
c. visual agnosia
d. night blindness
ANS: C DIF: Difficult REF: p. 97
OBJ: Vision MSC: TYPE: Factual
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OBJ: Vision MSC: TYPE: Factual
66. A chemist named Thomas Young believed that the cones are most responsive to blue, green, and red
light. This theory is called the:
a. opponent-process theory
b. trichromatic theory
c. theory of reasoned colors
d. adaptation theory
ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: p. 98
OBJ: Vision MSC: TYPE: Factual
68. The ____ theory identifies three different types of cones in the retina.
a. trichromatic
b. trineural
c. trioptic
d. triconical
ANS: A DIF: Easy REF: p. 98
OBJ: Vision MSC: TYPE: Factual
69. Each of the three opsins in the cones is most sensitive to one of the three:
a. types of agnosia
b. different categories of ganglion cells located at the front layer of the retina
c. wavelengths of light that make up the three primary colors
d. association areas
ANS: C DIF: Difficult REF: p. 98
OBJ: Vision MSC: TYPE: Factual
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71. A wrestler gets poked in the eye. His color vision will be most affected if the poke damages the:
a. lens
b. rods
c. cones
d. cornea
ANS: C DIF: Moderate REF: p. 98
OBJ: Vision MSC: TYPE: Applied
72. Whereas the trichromatic theory focuses on the functions of the cones, the opponent-process theory
explains color vision by studying the:
a. rods
b. opsins
c. ganglion cells and thalamus
d. optic nerve and retina
ANS: C DIF: Difficult REF: p. 99
OBJ: Vision MSC: TYPE: Factual
73. A ganglion cell responds to the color blue when excited, and to the color yellow when inhibited. This
idea is characteristic of the:
a. opponent-process theory
b. trichromatic theory
c. theory of reasoned colors
d. adaptation theory
ANS: A DIF: Easy REF: p. 99
OBJ: Vision MSC: TYPE: Factual
74. Ed has trouble driving because he cannot tell the difference between green and red lights. Ed has:
a. night blindness
b. agnosia
c. color blindness
d. opponent process disorder
ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: p. 99
OBJ: Vision MSC: TYPE: Applied
76. A psychology professor is describing the experience of color blindness. She says, “It’s like living in a
black and white movie.” What type of color blindness is she describing?
a. primary color blindness
b. unichromatic color blindness
c. trichromatic color blindness
d. monochromatic color blindness
ANS: D DIF: Moderate REF: p. 99
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OBJ: Vision MSC: TYPE: Applied
77. An individual who has only one kind of functioning cone will have:
a. night blindness
b. dichromatic color blindness
c. total color blindness
d. problems with light adaptation
ANS: C DIF: Moderate REF: p. 99
OBJ: Vision MSC: TYPE: Factual
78. In first grade, Thomas is found to be a monochromat. Thomas was born without:
a. attached retinas
b. functioning cones
c. complete cell development in one of the hemispheres of the occipital lobe
d. sight in one eye
ANS: B DIF: Difficult REF: p. 99
OBJ: Vision MSC: TYPE: Applied
81. Which of the following pitches should a ringtone be if the cell phone owner does not want adults over
70 years of age to be likely to hear it?
a. 8,000 cycles per second
b. 8,000 nanometers
c. 17,000 cycles per second
d. 800 nanometers
ANS: C DIF: Difficult REF: p. 100
OBJ: Audition MSC: TYPE: Applied
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83. As the decibels of a sound increase, the:
a. frequency decreases
b. frequency increases
c. amplitude decreases
d. amplitude increases
ANS: D DIF: Easy REF: p. 100-101
OBJ: Ear: Audition MSC: TYPE: Factual
85. Sound waves that have a lower frequency are perceived to be:
a. a high note
b. a low note
c. loud in volume
d. soft in volume
ANS: B DIF: Moderate REF: p. 100
OBJ: Audition MSC: TYPE: Factual
86. The height of a sound wave is called ____ and the speed of the sound wave is called ____.
a. frequency; decibel
b. volume; frequency
c. altitude; amplitude
d. amplitude; frequency
ANS: D DIF: Difficult REF: p. 100
OBJ: Audition MSC: TYPE: Factual
88. “That is awful!” says Franco as he listens to a duet singing a song at a concert. “Neither singer seems
to be able to sing in tune!” Which of the characteristics of sound is most likely the cause of the awful
singing?
a. loudness
b. decibel
c. amplitude
d. pitch
ANS: D DIF: Moderate REF: p. 100
OBJ: Audition MSC: TYPE: Applied
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89. At the opera, we can distinguish between the low sound of the male bass and the high sound of the
female soprano because the voices differ in:
a. pitch
b. loudness
c. amplitude
d. decibels
ANS: A DIF: Moderate REF: p. 100
OBJ: Audition MSC: TYPE: Applied
90. As Diana runs her fingers up the keyboard, the pitch gets higher and higher. As the pitch increases,
the:
a. frequency gets faster
b. decibels get smaller
c. amplitude gets slower
d. cycles per second decreases
ANS: A DIF: Difficult REF: p. 100
OBJ: Audition MSC: TYPE: Applied
92. Jake is a drummer in a rock-and-roll band and plays 45 rock concerts a year. He is likely to be exposed
to sounds reaching as high as:
a. 50 decibels
b. 70 decibels
c. 90 decibels
d. 120 decibels
ANS: D DIF: Moderate REF: p. 101
OBJ: Audition MSC: TYPE: Applied
94. The artist Vincent van Gogh cut off his ear toward the end of his life. A psychologist would note more
precisely that van Gogh cut off his:
a. stirrup
b. pinna
c. cochlea
d. eardrum
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ANS: B DIF: Moderate REF: p. 102
OBJ: Audition MSC: TYPE: Factual
95. Conrad is always sticking a pencil into his ear to dig out wax. His mother has repeatedly told him,
“Get that pencil out of your ear.” To be more precise Conrad’s mother should say “Get that pencil out
of your:
a. middle ear”
b. inner ear”
c. auditory canal”
d. tympanic membrane”
ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: p. 102
OBJ: Audition MSC: TYPE: Factual
96. The thin membrane that moves in and out in response to sound wave patterns and passes the vibrations
to the middle ear is the:
a. tympanic membrane
b. auditory nerve
c. cochlear membrane
d. basilar membrane
ANS: A DIF: Moderate REF: p. 102
OBJ: Audition MSC: TYPE: Factual
97. The vibrations of the eardrum that are caused by sound waves are amplified in the:
a. outer ear
b. inner ear
c. middle ear
d. ear canal
ANS: C DIF: Difficult REF: p. 102
OBJ: Audition MSC: TYPE: Factual
99. Vibrations of the eardrum set in motion three small bones in the middle ear. These are:
a. cochlea, basilar membrane, oval window
b. hammer, anvil, stirrup
c. stirrup, oval window, canal
d. anvil, cochlea, hammer
ANS: B DIF: Moderate REF: p. 102
OBJ: Audition MSC: TYPE: Factual
100. Which of the following sayings best describes the relationship between the hammer, anvil, and stirrup?
a. Passing the buck.
b. A stitch in time saves nine.
c. Out of sight, out of mind.
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d. A penny saved is a penny earned.
ANS: A DIF: Difficult REF: p. 102
OBJ: Audition MSC: TYPE: Conceptual
101. In what order do sound waves pass through the auditory system?
a. external ear, stirrup, auditory canal, tympanic membrane, hammer, anvil, and cochlea
b. external ear, auditory canal, hammer, tympanic membrane, anvil, stirrup, and cochlea
c. external ear, auditory canal, tympanic membrane, hammer, anvil, stirrup, and cochlea
d. external ear, auditory canal, anvil, stirrup, cochlea, tympanic membrane, and hammer
ANS: C DIF: Moderate REF: p. 102
OBJ: Audition MSC: TYPE: Factual
102. Vibrations in the oval window cause fluid to move back and forth in the:
a. middle ear
b. cochlea
c. auditory nerve
d. auditory receptors
ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: p. 103
OBJ: Audition MSC: TYPE: Factual
106. Jeremy is deaf because his hair cells have been damaged. The reason Jeremy cannot hear is because
the:
a. sound waves cannot be transformed into nerve impulses
b. sound waves cannot cause the oval window to vibrate
c. tympanic membrane does not receive information from the basilar membrane
d. cochlea has no fluid to generate sound vibrations
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ANS: A DIF: Moderate REF: p. 103
OBJ: Audition MSC: TYPE: Applied
107. Nerve impulses are transmitted from the cochlea to the brain via the:
a. oval window
b. basilar membrane
c. auditory nerve
d. stirrup
ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: p. 103
OBJ: Audition MSC: TYPE: Factual
109. Nerve impulses from the inner ear are converted into sensations of meaningless sounds in the:
a. association areas
b. cochlea
c. primary auditory cortex
d. tympanic membrane
ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: p. 103
OBJ: Audition MSC: TYPE: Factual
110. Jackie’s auditory association area is damaged, but other structures are healthy. What will be her
auditory experience?
a. She can recognize songs, but not spoken words.
b. She can hear basic auditory sounds.
c. Total deafness.
d. She can recognize individual words, but not complete sentences.
ANS: B DIF: Difficult REF: p. 103
OBJ: Audition MSC: TYPE: Applied
112. A golfer yells “fore” after hitting a golf ball in the direction of Morris. Morris turns in the direction of
the yell and is able to avoid the ball. Morris was able to determine the direction of the yell because of:
a. movements of hair cells within the basilar membrane
b. movements of fluid within the cochlea
c. the sound of the yell hitting both ears at the same time
d. the sound of the yell hitting one ear before the other
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ANS: D DIF: Difficult REF: p. 104
OBJ: Audition MSC: TYPE: Applied
113. Which of the following best describes how the brain judges the direction of sounds?
a. by calculating the amount of bend in hair cells
b. by calculating the difference in time it takes sound to reach both ears
c. by calculating the speed of fluid movement in the cochlea
d. by calculating the speed that it takes sound to reach the auditory association areas
ANS: B DIF: Moderate REF: p. 104
OBJ: Audition MSC: TYPE: Conceptual
114. The frequency theory and place theory are explanations of how the auditory system calculates:
a. amplitude
b. direction
c. loudness
d. pitch
ANS: D DIF: Moderate REF: p. 104
OBJ: Audition MSC: TYPE: Factual
115. According to the frequency theory, the auditory system converts the frequency of sound waves into the
subjective experience of:
a. loudness
b. amplitude
c. pitch
d. volley
ANS: C DIF: Moderate REF: p. 104
OBJ: Audition MSC: TYPE: Factual
116. According to the place theory, the auditory system converts the frequency of sound waves into the
subjective experience of ____ based upon the place along the basilar membrane where there is
maximum vibration.
a. loudness
b. amplitude
c. pitch
d. volley
ANS: C DIF: Moderate REF: p. 104
OBJ: Audition MSC: TYPE: Factual
117. The theory that assumes that different frequencies of sound waves stimulate different areas along the
basilar membrane is called:
a. volley theory
b. place theory
c. frequency theory
d. opponent-process theory
ANS: B DIF: Difficult REF: p. 104
OBJ: Audition MSC: TYPE: Factual
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c. the electrical strength of the neural impulse sent to the brain
d. the number of vibrations reaching the cochlea
ANS: A DIF: Easy REF: p. 104
OBJ: Audition MSC: TYPE: Factual
120. Toan’s voice causes a slow rate of nerve impulses in your auditory system, while Hector’s voice
causes a fast rate. Toan is ____ and Hector is ____.
a. yelling; whispering
b. screaming; yelling
c. whispering; yelling
d. yelling; whispering
ANS: C DIF: Difficult REF: p. 104
OBJ: Audition MSC: TYPE: Applied
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d. the continuous movement of the olfactory cells
ANS: C DIF: Moderate REF: p. 105
OBJ: Vestibular & Kinesthetic Senses MSC: TYPE: Factual
125. While Sarah and Renee are watching a movie on a large screen of an airplane flying through the Grand
Canyon, both of them feel motion sickness. Why?
a. Expectation of feeling sick from the reports of their friends.
b. Information from the visual system contradicts information from the vestibular system.
c. They have flying phobia.
d. Motion sickness is most common among thrill-seekers like Sarah and Renee.
ANS: B DIF: Moderate REF: p. 105
OBJ: Vestibular & Kinesthetic Senses MSC: TYPE: Applied
126. Your vestibular system says that your head is bouncing around; your eyes say that the physical world
is steady and not bouncing around. The result of this inconsistency is:
a. Meniere’s disease
b. Muller-Lyer illusion
c. subliminal motion
d. motion sickness
ANS: D DIF: Easy REF: p. 105
OBJ: Vestibular & Kinesthetic Senses MSC: TYPE: Applied
127. Which of the following is the most important with regard to your kinesthetic sense?
a. Pacinian corpuscles
b. gravity
c. endorphins
d. amacrine cells
ANS: B DIF: Difficult REF: p. 105
OBJ: Vestibular & Kinesthetic Senses MSC: TYPE: Conceptual
128. Your _____ system is responsible for informing you about your body’s positions and motions relative
to gravity.
a. vestibular
b. corpuscular
c. kinesthetic
d. cerebellar
ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: p. 105
OBJ: Vestibular & Kinesthetic Senses MSC: TYPE: Factual
129. Taste and smell are classified as chemical senses because they:
a. respond to chemicals in the sensory neurotransmitters
b. send chemical impulses to the somatosensory cortex
c. detect chemical changes in the Pacinian corpuscle
d. react to chemical stimuli
ANS: D DIF: Easy REF: p. 106
OBJ: Chemical Senses MSC: TYPE: Factual
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c. seven
d. nine
ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: p. 106
OBJ: Chemical Senses MSC: TYPE: Factual
131. Linda claims to be a very good judge of wine because she has sensitive taste buds. For which of the
following does Linda not have receptors?
a. sweetness
b. sourness
c. acidity
d. bitterness
ANS: C DIF: Moderate REF: p. 106
OBJ: Chemical Senses MSC: TYPE: Applied
132. From an evolutionary view, _______ would be better able to identify and avoid poisonous foods.
a. females
b. monochromats
c. supertasters
d. children
ANS: C DIF: Difficult REF: p. 106
OBJ: Chemical Senses MSC: TYPE: Factual
135. Louie breaks Jim’s nose during a basketball game. In addition to smell, which of Jim’s senses will be
most affected by the injury?
a. cold
b. pressure
c. taste
d. touch
ANS: C DIF: Moderate REF: p. 106
OBJ: Chemical Senses MSC: TYPE: Applied
136. Humans have an innate desire to avoid ____ tastes, and it is believed that this avoidance is
advantageous to survival.
a. salty
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b. sweet
c. umami
d. bitter
ANS: D DIF: Easy REF: p. 106
OBJ: Chemical Senses MSC: TYPE: Conceptual
139. Which of the following would make a cola taste test more difficult?
a. removing the carbonation
b. asking the tester to hold his nose
c. asking the tester to eat a cracker between tastes
d. asking the tester to look at the cola before tasting it
ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: p. 106
OBJ: Chemical Senses MSC: TYPE: Applied
140. If we could state one’s sense of flavor in a mathematical formula, what would it look like?
a. taste + smell = flavor
b. taste = flavor
c. taste + spicy = flavor
d. bitter + sour + salty + sweet = flavor
ANS: A DIF: Moderate REF: p. 106
OBJ: Chemical Senses MSC: TYPE: Conceptual
141. Little Austen hates the taste of cough syrup. When he has to take his medicine, he would be happier if
he:
a. did not look at the medicine
b. plugged his nose
c. smelled the medicine before drinking it
d. tasted the medicine a little before gulping it down
ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: p. 106
OBJ: Chemical Senses MSC: TYPE: Applied
142. Whenever you smell a particular perfume, you think of your grandmother Grace. You know that it
involves memory, but how?
a. Smell triggers memories.
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b. Smell is connected to the thalamus where memories are stored.
c. Smell is connected to the limbic system where emotions and memories are processed.
d. Smell is connected to the corpus callosum where memories are stored.
ANS: C DIF: Difficult REF: p. 107
OBJ: Chemical Senses MSC: TYPE: Applied
143. What is the best explanation for why advertisers use attractive scents to encourage us to make
purchases?
a. Smell is processed by the same brain area that is used in attention.
b. Our senses are organized in such a way that our smell directs where and when we look at
objects.
c. Smell can prevent episodes of vertigo, allowing consumers to make purchases.
d. Smell is more connected to our limbic system than other senses.
ANS: D DIF: Difficult REF: p. 107
OBJ: Chemical Senses MSC: TYPE: Conceptual
145. If you were to trace the path of neural impulses in olfaction, which of the following paths would be
correct?
a. olfactory cells and primary olfactory cortex
b. olfactory cells, thalamus, and primary olfactory cortex
c. olfactory cells, olfactory bulb, and primary olfactory cortex
d. hair cells, olfactory bulb, thalamus, and primary olfactory cortex
ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: p. 107
OBJ: Chemical Senses MSC: TYPE: Factual
147. Which of the following best explains why we soon stop smelling our own deodorant, cologne, or
perfume?
a. consolidation
b. olfaction
c. transduction
d. adaptation
ANS: D DIF: Easy REF: p. 107
OBJ: Chemical Senses MSC: TYPE: Conceptual
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148. You enter a classroom full of people only to smell someone’s very strong perfume. At the end of class,
you notice that you don’t smell the perfume. This best illustrates:
a. consolidation
b. adaptation
c. transduction
d. olfaction
ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: p. 107
OBJ: Chemical Senses MSC: TYPE: Applied
151. Which of the following, located in the fat layer of the skin, allows us to respond to vibrations?
a. the free nerve endings
b. the hair receptors
c. the Pacinian corpuscles
d. the ossicles
ANS: C DIF: Difficult REF: p. 108
OBJ: Touch MSC: TYPE: Factual
153. Consider this: A free nerve ending, rod, and a Pacinian corpuscle walk into a bar and each orders a
cold beer. Which one is most likely to tell the bartender that the beer is warm?
a. rod
b. Pacinian corpuscle
c. free nerve ending
d. rod and Pacinian corpuscle
ANS: C DIF: Moderate REF: p. 108
OBJ: Touch MSC: TYPE: Applied
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154. The outermost layer of skin:
a. has no sensory receptors
b. contains free nerve endings
c. is composed entirely of hair receptors
d. is called the outerderm
ANS: A DIF: Easy REF: p. 108
OBJ: Touch MSC: TYPE: Factual
155. You are capable of shrinking to a small enough size to fit into nerves and be able to follow the
transmission of nerve impulses. You would find that nerve impulses from the skin would travel to the:
a. lateral geniculate lobe
b. somatosensory cortex
c. occipital lobe
d. frontal lobe
ANS: B DIF: Moderate REF: p. 108
OBJ: Touch MSC: TYPE: Applied
157. According to the theory of evolution, the primary purpose of the expression “disgust” is to:
a. communicate disapproval of the behaviors of others
b. show rejection of young children’s behaviors
c. indicate rejection of contaminated or dangerous foods
d. indicate rejection of offensive odors
ANS: C DIF: Moderate REF: p. 110
OBJ: Cultural Diversity: Disgust MSC: TYPE: Conceptual
158. You attend a presentation on campus on emotional expressions. The speaker claims that disgust is
typical of expressions in that it depends on the culture. What is your educated reaction to this claim?
a. You disagree since disgust is only found in Western cultures.
b. You disagree. Disgust is a basic emotion and is expressed the same around the world.
c. You agree, but add that how it is expressed depends on the age of the individual.
d. You agree. The facial expression of disgust depends on the culture.
ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: p. 110
OBJ: Cultural Diversity: Disgust MSC: TYPE: Applied
159. The fact that most of us would find fish eyes, blood, and grubs repulsive to eat suggests that:
a. third world cultures have very unhealthy diets
b. our agricultural system is the best in the world
c. our culture is far superior to any other in the world
d. most of our tastes are shaped by our culture
ANS: D DIF: Moderate REF: p. 110
OBJ: Cultural Diversity: Disgust MSC: TYPE: Conceptual
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160. A(n) ____ is an intervention that has no real medical effects; ____ is a change in the person’s
condition due to the bogus intervention.
a. placebo; placebo effect
b. pseudomed; attribution
c. endorphin; placebo effect
d. double-blind; placebo
ANS: A DIF: Easy REF: p. 111
OBJ: Research Focus: Mind over Body? MSC: TYPE: Factual
162. Given the research described in the textbook, what percentage of doctors has actually prescribed
placebos to patients?
a. 2-10%
b. 15-25%
c. 45-85%
d. 75-95%
ANS: C DIF: Difficult REF: p. 111
OBJ: Research Focus: Mind over Body? MSC: TYPE: Factual
164. Researchers studying the relationship between placebo effects and the cost of medicine reported:
a. the placebo effects depend on both the cost and the patient’s perception of the doctor’s
competence
b. no relationship was found
c. the pricier the pill, the stronger the placebo effects
d. the pricier the pill, the weaker the placebo effects
ANS: C DIF: Moderate REF: p. 111
OBJ: Research Focus: Mind over Body? MSC: TYPE: Factual
165. Dr. Smalley is conducting research on a new high blood pressure drug. He assigns patients to three
groups: one group gets the new drug, one receives a placebo; and the third group gets a drug that is the
standard drug to treat high blood pressure. But Dr. Smalley and his patients do not know who is
receiving what treatment. This is an example of a:
a. randomized Latin squares design
b. repeated measures design
c. double-blind design
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d. stratified sample design
ANS: C DIF: Moderate REF: p. 111
OBJ: Research Focus: Mind over Body? MSC: TYPE: Applied
166. The fact that fake surgeries and inert medications can cause placebo effects points to the idea that:
a. mental factors such as beliefs and expectations can influence pain perception
b. the medical community has the ingenuity to save money on health care
c. pain is just a physical experience
d. a person’s doctor must be watched very closely
ANS: A DIF: Moderate REF: p. 111
OBJ: Research Focus: Mind over Body? MSC: TYPE: Conceptual
167. Psychologists are particularly interested in the placebo effect because it suggests a:
a. mind-over-body interaction
b. way to reduce medical costs
c. body-over-mind interaction
d. way to take patients from psychiatrists
ANS: A DIF: Moderate REF: p. 111
OBJ: Research Focus: Mind over Body? MSC: TYPE: Conceptual
168. The sense of pain differs from the other senses in that:
a. pain is a mechanical sense, and the other senses are all chemical senses
b. impulses from the skin receptors do not communicate with the brain
c. the other senses depend on intensity of the stimulus and psychological factors
d. pain can be triggered by many different stimuli
ANS: D DIF: Difficult REF: p. 112
OBJ: Pain MSC: TYPE: Factual
170. What effect do social, psychological, and emotional factors have on pain?
a. All three factors can cause pain, but not increase or decrease it.
b. Just social and emotional factors cause pain.
c. All may cause, increase, or decrease pain.
d. Only emotional factors can increase pain.
ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: p. 112
OBJ: Pain MSC: TYPE: Conceptual
171. When looking at the brains of people who were given a placebo, researchers found
a. the same brain areas activated as real painkillers
b. an overall increase in brain activity
c. an overall decrease in brain activity
d. the same brain areas activated as in dreaming
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ANS: A DIF: Difficult REF: p. 112
OBJ: Pain MSC: TYPE: Factual
172. You’ve stubbed your big toe. You start rubbing it to reduce the pain. What would the gate control
theory of pain say about your action?
a. It should not be helpful since the gate control theory of pain is not valid.
b. Your action will not help since pain gates are closed through the release of endorphins.
c. Your action should help to reduce pain since it prevents the release of endorphins.
d. It should be helpful since nonpainful nerve messages from rubbing your toe will close the
pain gate.
ANS: D DIF: Easy REF: p. 112
OBJ: Pain MSC: TYPE: Applied
174. One study found that if subjects thought a shock given to them was intentional versus accidental, they
rate the shock as:
a. less painful
b. more painful
c. less manageable
d. more manageable
ANS: B DIF: Moderate REF: p. 112
OBJ: Pain MSC: TYPE: Factual
175. Of the following, which has been shown to reduce the experience of pain?
a. focusing on an unpleasant image
b. decreased emotion
c. increased attention
d. decreased physical movement
ANS: C DIF: Difficult REF: p. 112
OBJ: Pain MSC: TYPE: Factual
176. Four of your friends were hurt in a skiing accident and each is at home recovering from their painful
injuries. Based on the gate control theory of pain, who is most likely to have the most pain?
a. Guy reads mystery novels.
b. Travis likes to write in his journal and letters to relatives.
c. Cyndy watches movies on cable.
d. Lacey sits around the house and complains about the pain.
ANS: D DIF: Easy REF: p. 112
OBJ: Pain MSC: TYPE: Applied
177. During Game 6 of the 1988 NBA playoff finals, Isaiah Thomas played a great game despite a severely
sprained ankle. Thomas’s amazing ability to play despite the injury is due to:
a. endorphins being released by the brain
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b. small-diameter sensory nerves being activated
c. high pain tolerance in professional athletes
d. superior physical conditioning
ANS: A DIF: Easy REF: p. 113
OBJ: Pain MSC: TYPE: Applied
178. Chemicals produced in the brain that have many of the same properties as morphine are called:
a. opsins
b. endocrines
c. endorphins
d. estrogens
ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: p. 113
OBJ: Pain MSC: TYPE: Factual
180. According to a study described in Module Five, patients with jaw pain who received a placebo
injection:
a. experienced an increase in REI sleep
b. showed increased levels of endorphins
c. showed decreased levels of endorphins
d. reported less dread
ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: p. 113
OBJ: Pain MSC: TYPE: Factual
182. Dr. McCurnin says that the brain has its own factory that makes pain killers. Dr. McCurnin is:
a. describing a theory
b. making a reference to neurotransmitters
c. referring to endorphins
d. wrong
ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: p. 113
OBJ: Pain MSC: TYPE: Applied
183. A worker in a lumber mill suffers a serious injury when he gets his arm caught in the machinery.
Though the experience is painful, it is less painful than it might be because:
a. the worker is probably too delirious to experience much pain
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b. the pain sensors are probably damaged in such an injury
c. trauma blocks the production of sodium ions and so transmission of pain impulses is
blocked
d. the brain produces endorphins, which stop receptors from signaling pain
ANS: D DIF: Easy REF: p. 113
OBJ: Pain MSC: TYPE: Applied
184. Those subjects who experienced intense dread in the study described in Module Five showed increased
activity in:
a. the brain areas associated with memory
b. the thalamus
c. the brain areas associated with pain
d. the parietal lobe
ANS: C DIF: Difficult REF: p. 113
OBJ: Pain MSC: TYPE: Factual
185. Based on the study on dread in Module Five, what would people dread most about getting a root
canal?
a. waiting for it
b. the pain associated with the procedure
c. the pain associated with the recovery and healing
d. the possibility that the dentist will find other problems
ANS: A DIF: Moderate REF: p. 113
OBJ: Pain MSC: TYPE: Factual
186. Holly hurts her shoulder playing tennis. A therapist inserts needles in several points on her body and
stimulates them. The therapist is treating Holly’s shoulder using:
a. biofeedback
b. acupuncture
c. cognitive programming
d. behavioral programming
ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: p. 113
OBJ: Pain MSC: TYPE: Applied
187. Scientists have studied how acupuncture is effective in reducing pain. One idea presented in your
textbook suggests that:
a. the needles interfere with the sodium pumps in the neuron
b. it alters the magnetic wave energy surrounding your body
c. endorphins are secreted from stimulating points along the pain pathway
d. the brain is stimulated to produce aspirin
ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: p. 113
OBJ: Pain MSC: TYPE: Conceptual
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189. In a study where subjects thought they were getting acupuncture in their right arm, but only received a
fake acupuncture treatment, they:
a. reported more pain in their arm
b. figured out that the treatment was not real
c. reported less pain in their arm
d. reported less feeling in their arm
ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: p. 113
OBJ: Pain MSC: TYPE: Factual
190. What seems to be the best explanation for the reported effects of acupuncture?
a. the competence of the doctor
b. the time of day the acupuncture is given
c. belief in its effectiveness
d. the age of the patient
ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: p. 113
OBJ: Pain MSC: TYPE: Factual
192. Stan, who is blind because of damage to the optic nerves, is participating in a research study on
artificial senses. He is eligible for an experimental device to help him see, at least partially. Which of
the following is best suited for Stan?
a. cochlear implant
b. upon further review, Stan cannot be helped
c. artificial eye and retina
d. implanting tiny wires from a camera into his visual cortex
ANS: D DIF: Moderate REF: p. 114
OBJ: Application: Artificial Senses MSC: TYPE: Applied
194. Mary’s grandfather suffers from hearing loss. The doctor recommends a hearing aid. Grandfather’s
condition is most likely:
a. neural deafness
b. auditory fatigue
c. conduction deafness
d. cochlea fatigue
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ANS: C DIF: Moderate REF: p. 115
OBJ: Application: Artificial Senses MSC: TYPE: Applied
197. A firecracker explodes near Timmy’s ear. Most of his hearing is lost. A doctor’s examination shows
damage to his auditory nerve. Timmy is suffering from:
a. auditory fatigue
b. neural deafness
c. cochlea implant
d. conduction deafness
ANS: B DIF: Moderate REF: p. 115
OBJ: Application: Artificial Senses MSC: TYPE: Applied
198. A doctor suggests that a patient may benefit from an electronic ear implant. The person probably has:
a. conductive deafness
b. middle ear damage
c. damage to associative areas of the brain
d. neural deafness
ANS: D DIF: Moderate REF: p. 115
OBJ: Application: Artificial Senses MSC: TYPE: Factual
199. Cochlear implants involve small electronic devices that take the place of the:
a. ear drum
b. basilar membrane
c. hair cells
d. anvil, hammer, and stirrup
ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: p. 115
OBJ: Application: Artificial Senses MSC: TYPE: Factual
200. Three-year old John has just received a cochlear implant. Based on material presented in your
textbook, he will need:
a. a replacement in two years
b. a replacement in five years
c. intensive motor skill rehabilitation
d. intensive speech rehabilitation
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ANS: D DIF: Easy REF: p. 115
OBJ: Application: Artificial Senses MSC: TYPE: Factual
201. People with Congenital Insensitivity to Pain with Anhidrosis (CIPA) do not experience pain. In
addition, these individuals:
a. cannot regulate their body temperature
b. are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease
c. do not produce endorphins
d. suffer from Meniere’s disease
ANS: A DIF: Difficult REF: p. 116
OBJ: Critical Thinking MSC: TYPE: Factual
202. Which stimulation could Ashley, the young girl with Congenital Insensitivity to Pain with Anhidrosis
(CIPA), actually experience?
a. taking a warm bath
b. getting a hug from her parents
c. stubbing her big toe
d. getting stung by a bee
ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: p. 116
OBJ: Critical Thinking MSC: TYPE: Factual
TRUE/FALSE
1. Because of transduction, there is decreased responding in the sense organ when exposed to continuous
levels of stimulation.
ANS: F
ANS: F
3. The process that refers to changing physical energy into electrical signals is called agnosia.
ANS: F
4. Objects that you see are turned upside down on the retina.
ANS: T
ANS: F
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6. Farsightedness is due to the eyeball being too short.
ANS: T
ANS: T
ANS: F
9. The visual association areas respond to specific kinds of visual stimuli such as lines and shadows.
ANS: F
10. The trichromatic theory of color vision asserts that there are three kinds of cones in the eye.
ANS: T
11. The opponent-process theory says that color vision is the result of brain cells responding to two pairs
of color.
ANS: T
12. The cochlea of the ear contains the receptors for hearing.
ANS: T
13. The rods and cones of the cochlea are stimulated by fluid resulting in nerve messages.
ANS: F
ANS: T
15. The semicircular canals provide the brain with information about the pitch of sound.
ANS: F
ANS: T
ANS: F
18. Because of transduction, we stop smelling scents that we are exposed to repeatedly.
ANS: F
19. Endorphins are produced in situations that involve fear, stress, or injury.
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ANS: T
ANS: F
ANS: F
ANS: T
ANS: T
SHORT ANSWER
1. Describe the processes of transduction and adaptation. Include an example of each in your response.
2. Trace the path of light as it enters the eye. Your answer should include the major structures of the eye.
3. How do the trichromatic theory and opponent-process theory explain color vision?
5. Explain why we soon stop smelling scents if we are repeatedly exposed to them.
6. How would gate control theory explain this: Michelle has a bad headache. She starts watching an
engaging television show and she no longer notices the pain. The television show ends, and she starts
complaining about the pain.
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8. What is pain? Give an example to illustrate how social, psychological, and emotional factors can
influence it.
9. Describe the difference between conduction deafness and neural deafness. In what way do the
differences have implications for treatment?
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