Exposure to Extremely Loud Noise for a Brief Period,or More

question 92

Multiple Choice

Exposure to extremely loud noise for a brief period,or more moderate levels for a sustained period,can damage the ear's receptor cells so that:

• A)they shrivel like flowers in a drought.
• B)they stiffen like leaves covered by frost.
• C)they split apart like sidewalk cracks.
• D)they flop over like broken blades of grass.

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Definitions:

Intellectual Disability

A condition characterized by significant limitations in both intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior, which covers a range of everyday social and practical skills; onset occurs before adulthood.

Sensory Memory

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

Cognitive Abilities

The mental capabilities that encompass reasoning, memory, understanding, problem-solving, and decision-making.

Encoding

The initial process of converting information into a form that can be stored in memory.