Cochlear Implants Did Not Enable Hearing in Deaf-From-Birth Cats That

question 393

Multiple Choice

Cochlear implants did not enable hearing in deaf-from-birth cats that received them when fully grown, rather than as 8-week-old infants. This illustrates the importance of ________ for normal sensory development.

• A) Nociceptors
• B) a critical period
• C) perceptual constancy
• D) the phi phenomenon

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Definitions:

Loosening of Associations

This refers to a thought disorder characterized by speech that is unfocused and illogical, often observed in schizophrenia.

Tangentiality

Tangentiality is a communication disorder frequently observed in psychiatric interviews where the individual's responses to questions may be unrelated or indirectly related, veering off the topic.

Neologisms

Newly coined words, expressions, or usages that may be in the process of entering common usage, especially in specific fields or societies.

Derailment

A thought disorder characterized by a person's speech and thinking patterns being disorganized or unrelated, making it difficult to follow the individual's train of thought.