A Research Participant Hears a Tone Followed by a Puff

question 121

Multiple Choice

A research participant hears a tone followed by a puff of air directed toward his eye.Later,he blinks when he hears the tone.Before ending the experiment,what could the researcher do in order to extinguish the blinking to that tone?

• A)present the tone alone repeatedly
• B)present the puff of air alone repeatedly
• C)increase the loudness of the tone
• D)increase the amount of air that is directed toward the eye

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Definitions:

Transform Boundary

A plate boundary in which two tectonic plates move horizontally past one another.

Oceanic Divergent Boundary

A tectonic plate boundary where two oceanic plates are moving apart, leading to the creation of new sea floor through volcanic activity.

Convergent Boundary

A plate-tectonic boundary in which two plates move toward (converge) relative to one another.

Continental Collision

A tectonic process where two continental plates converge, often resulting in mountain building due to the compression and uplift of land masses.