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jerry coleman

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All but which of the following cognitive abilities generally decline after early adulthood?
 
  a. rapid problem solving
  b. memory for newly acquired information
  c. perception of relationships among patterns d. rapid abstract reasoning
  e. application of acquired knowledge

Question 2

Regarding the experience of sound, which of the following statements is FALSE?
 
  a. Sound waves travel slower than light waves.
  b. The amplitude of sound waves determines their perceived loudness and is measured in decibels. c. Humans hear by sensing sound waves that result from changes in molecular vibration.
  d. Pitch is the perception of how high or low a sound seems, which corresponds to the frequency of the soundwave's vibration.
 e. Women's voices are usually higher than men's because their vocal cords are longer and tend to vibrate more slowly than men's.


katheyjon

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Reply #1 on: Jun 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

e

Answer to Question 2

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