The External Auditory Meatus

question 123

Multiple Choice

The external auditory meatus

• A) is roughly S-shaped.
• B) takes a turn inferiorly at the junction of the cartilaginous and bony framework.
• C) is slightly constricted at the margin of the bony and cartilaginous framework.
• D) a & b
• E) a, b, & c

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Definitions:

Preferential Looking

A research methodology based on the observation that infants will look longer at more interesting or complex visual stimuli, used to assess vision and cognitive processing.

Accommodation

In cognitive development, the process by which an individual modifies existing cognitive schemas, perceptions, and understandings to make new information fit.

Habituation

The gradual decline in the intensity, frequency, or duration of a response when repeatedly exposed to a stimulus; indicates learning.

Sensory Memory

The shortest-term element of memory, which is the ability to retain impressions of sensory information after the original stimuli have ended.