Cochlear Implants Are Effective at Allowing Speech Comprehension If They

question 17

Multiple Choice

Cochlear implants are effective at allowing speech comprehension if they are implanted

• A) in adults who had learned spoken language prior to deafness, or congenitally deaf children by age 3.
• B) in adults, regardless of the onset of deafness.
• C) in children by age 5, regardless of the onset of deafness.
• D) in congenitally deaf children by age 5, or children to age 12 with milder hearing impairments.
• E) prior to age 12.

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Definitions:

Accounting Profit

The difference between the total revenue received from sales and the total explicit costs of a business.

Explicit Costs

Direct payments made to others in the course of running a business, such as wages, rent, and materials.

Implicit Costs

The opportunity costs of using resources that a business already owns, representing the potential income lost in employing them in a specific task.

Forgone Income

Income not earned due to choosing an alternative action, such as studying full-time instead of working.