module 19

After many years of playing extremely loud rock music, Kyle has suffered significant hearing loss, which cannot be corrected with a hearing aid. Kyle is suffering from _____ hearing loss.

sensorineural

When two friends talk over lunch, the amplitude of their conversation is about _____ decibels.

60

Adeline is worried because she knows that her work environment is very loud and that prolonged exposure to sounds of _____ decibels and above can produce hearing loss.

85

Marissa's preterm baby is stimulated with hand massage several times each day. Which of these can she expect to happen to her baby?

Her baby will gain weight faster and be able to go home sooner than preterm babies who are not stimulated with hand massage.

Which statement BEST defines hypnosis?

It is a cooperative social interaction in which the hypnotized person responds to the hypnotist's suggestions; it can be used to reduce pain.

Why are children often repelled by the taste of novel meat dishes and bitter vegetables?

Novel or bitter foods were considered potentially toxic by our ancestors.

You are playing "Ring Around the Rosie" with your little cousins and are spinning around and around. When you stop you still feel as though you are spinning because your _____ canals and kinesthetic receptors haven't returned to their neutral state.

Semicircular

Which statement about the skin is true?

The skin is receptive to a mix of four basic and distinct skin senses

Receptor cells for the vestibular sense send messages to the _____ in the brain.

cerebellum

Loudness is measured in:

decibels

Several days ago, Ravi fell and hurt his ankle. Although it bothered him a little, he continued to walk on it. When he finally went to the doctor for X-rays, he found out he had a broken bone. It is likely that Ravi carries a gene that boosts the availability of:

endorphins

Marty and Becky are in the mood to have a hamburger for lunch. Marty wants to grill the hamburger outside instead of cooking it on top of the stove because he says he likes the taste of a grilled hamburger more than one cooked on top of the stove. The difference in taste Marty prefers is actually caused by the smell of the charcoal embedded into the hamburger. This is an example of sensory _____.

interaction

There are _____ of receptors for smell.

millions

Marla has a persistent itch on her arm. This is MOST likely caused by the stimulation of _____ receptors.

pain

A psychic claims he can predict the future. This is known as _____.

precognition

Psychics are unable to make millions of dollars betting on horse races. This undermines their claims to possess the power of:

precognition

Retina is to _____ as _____ is to hair cell

rod and cone; cochlea

After many years of playing extremely loud rock music, David has suffered significant hearing loss, which cannot be corrected with a hearing aid. David is suffering from:

sensorineural hearing loss (nerve deafness).

One sense influencing the perception of another is known as:

sensory interaction