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j.rubin

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A woman who has to give an important speech practices it once every day for the 2 weeks prior to the speech. This is an example of which of the following?
 
  a) Distributed practic
 b) Massed practice
 c) Mnemonic rehearsal
 d) Elaborative rehearsal

Question 2

Which of the following statements would offer support for the theory of embodied cognition in the case of speech perception?
 
  a) Portions of the motor cortex controlling the lips and tongue activate when people listen to spoken language
 b) People have more difficulty differentiating and interpreting speech sounds in a foreign language.
 c) People who speak multiple languages show activation of a greater variety of cortical areas when listening to spoken language.
 d) People have more trouble interpreting speech sounds if speech is ungrammatical.



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