At their highest settings, portable music players can reach ____, which is _____ OSHA's recommended maximum.
A) 100; 15 dB higher than
B) 155; 8 dB higher than
C) 85; equal to
D) 76; 20 dB less than
The Guttman scale is
a. a fixed format self report scale.
b. a free format self-report scale.
c. a type of Likert scale.
d. a behavioral measure.
Hearing loss that occurs as a function of age is called _____.
A) presbyopia
B) presbycusis
C) aural ataxiac
D) anosmia
A researcher uses a fixed format self report scale to assess peoples' feelings about an issue using a set of items that consist of pairs of adjectives. What type of scale is being used?
a. The Guttman scale
b. The Semantic Differential
c. The Acquiescent Response Scale
d. The Likert scale
Bendor and Wang (2005), when presenting a complex tone with a 182 Hz fundamental frequency to a marmoset, found a neuron that responded to a 182-Hz tone when presented alone but not when any of the harmonics were presented alone. The neuron that responded just to 182-Hz tone is an example of a(n) _____ neuron.
A) plasticity
B) amplitude
C) pitch
D) spectral
Which of the following techniques can be used to reduce acquiescent responding?
a. A Likert scale
b. An integral scale
c. Reverse scoring
d. Self-promotional scaling
A complex tone composed of a 440 Hz tone, an 880 Hz tone, and a 1320 HZ tone is presented. Which part of the basilar membrane will respond?
A) the apex
B) the base
C) one intermediate area
D) the three different areas characteristic of each individual component
Why are Likert scales written so that on half of the responses, agreeing with the item means the person has the variable being measured, whereas on the other half, agreeing with the item means that the person does not have the variable being measured?
a. So that there is variety in the questions
b. To reduce the influence of self-promotion
c. To reduce the influence of guessing the hypothesis
d. To reduce the influence of acquiescent responding
The outer hair cells respond to sound by slightly tilting and changing length. Because of the consequence of this, the action of the outer hair cells is called the _____.
A) the tuning response
B) the cochlear amplifier
C) phase lock mechanism.
D) the traveling wave
The problem of acquiescent responding (yeah saying) can be reduced through which technique?
a. Associative lists
b. Free format measures
c. Reverse scoring the items
d. Projective tests
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