Maintaining Equilibrium Involves Information from Other Senses Besides the Vestibular

question 33

Multiple Choice

Maintaining equilibrium involves information from other senses besides the vestibular sense. Which other sense is particularly involved in maintaining equilibrium?

• A) vision
• B) audition
• C) olfaction
• D) gustation

Understand the role of standard deviation and mean in the interpretation of test scores.

Recognize the impact of legislation on educational testing practices.

Understand Robert Sternberg's theory of intelligence, including its three forms: academic, creative, and practical.

Recognize the concept of selective optimization with compensation in experienced adults.

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Definitions:

Biological Processes

Natural operations or functions related to living organisms and their components.

Construct

An intellectual hypothesis that we devise and use to interpret or explain life events. Constructs are bipolar, or dichotomous, such as tall versus short or honest versus dishonest.

Reality

The state or quality of having existence or substance, often distinguished from illusions or fantasies.

Theory

A system of ideas intended to explain something, based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained.