The barn owl’s right ear opens slightly upward while its left ear opens slightly downward. This asymmetry is most useful for enabling the owl to detect the________of a sound.

Related Mcqs:

1. Chomsky suggested that a person’s unique experiences with a language are most likely to influence the________of that person’s spoken sentences.

   A. surface structure
   B. linguistic determinism
   C. functional fixedness
   D. belief perseverance

2. Sound vibrations in the ear create neural impulses received in which of the following cortex locations?

   A. temporal lobe
   B. occipital lobe
   C. parietal lobe
   D. frontal lobe

3. The first part of the ear that vibrates in response to incoming sound waves is the _______________?

   A. ossicles
   B. eardrum
   C. basilar membrane
   D. tectorial membrane

4. Researcher’s __________ will be mainly about the methods of enabling.

   A. Report
   B. Method
   C. Hypothesis
   D. Research

5. An 80-decibel sound is______times louder than a 60-decibel sound.

   A. 20
   B. 2
   C. 10
   D. 100

6. Which TWO of the following statements are true of simultaneous contrast illusions? 1. In the simultaneous tilt illusion, vertical stripes appear tilted away from the tilt of their surrounding stripes. 2. In the luminance illusion, a grey patch appears darker when surrounded by a dark area than when surrounded by a light area. 3 A purple patch appears slightly closer to blue when surrounded by red, and closer to red when seen against a blue background. 4. Visual illusion effect only exist for motion.

   A. 1 & 3
   B. 2 & 3
   C. 3 & 4
   D. 2 & 4

7. When we stare at an object, each eye receives slightly different image, providing a depth cue known as _____________?

   A. convergence
   B. linear perspective
   C. relative motion
   D. retinal disparity

8. Males have been found to differ slightly from females in three well-documented areas of mental abilities. Which of the following is not one of these?

   A. verbal ability
   B. mathematical ability
   C. intelligence
   D. visual-spatial abilities

9. All of the following are parts of the ear EXCEPT:

   A. Pinna
   B. Aqueous humor
   C. Semicircular canals
   D. Oval window

10. As E scores of I-E scale show a general trend upward ___________?

    A. People show more reserve suspicion and withdrawal
    B. Assassinations and events like Watergate and Vietnam increase
    C. The ability for people to openly express themselves decrease
    D. Both A and C