In Their Experiment Described in This Chapter, Gibb and Colleagues

question 116

Multiple Choice

In their experiment described in this chapter, Gibb and colleagues at the University of Lethbridge found that ________.

• A) Tactile treatment reduced the size of cortical interneurons.
• B) Tactile treatment improved performance on a memory task.
• C) Tactile treatment facilitated functional recovery from brain injury.
• D) Tactile treatment reduced fearlike emotional behaviors.

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Definitions:

Visual Perception

The ability to interpret and make sense of visual stimuli from the environment through the process of sight.

Inuit/Aleut Languages

A group of languages spoken by the Inuit and Aleut peoples, native to the Arctic regions of Canada, Greenland, and Alaska.

Snow Words

A concept often cited to demonstrate how language shapes our understanding of the world, mistakenly attributed to the idea that certain cultures have an unusually large number of words for snow.

Whorfian Hypothesis

A linguistic theory that suggests the structure of a language influences its speakers' world view or cognition. Also known as linguistic relativity.