Moods a Headline in the New York Times Announced "Research

question 91

Essay

Moods A headline in the New York Times announced "Research shows running can alter one's moods." The article reported that researchers gave a Personality Assessment Test to
231 males who run at least 20 miles a week, and found "statistically significant personality differences between the runners and the male population as a whole." Do you think the headline was appropriate? Explain.

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Definitions:

Phoneme

The smallest unit of sound in a language that can distinguish one word from another, such as the difference between the sounds /p/ and /b/.

Particular Sound

refers to a specific auditory stimulus or noise that is distinct or unique in its characteristics.

Cochlear Implant

A device that transforms sounds into electric pulses that directly stimulate the auditory nerve, bypassing the malfunctioning inner ear that ordinarily processes sound.

Auditory Nerve

A cranial nerve that transmits sound information from the cochlea in the inner ear to the brain.