Introduction to Psychology

Saylor URL: http://www.saylor.org/books Saylor.org The human ear can comfortably hear sounds up to 80 decibels. Prolonged exposu ...

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Saylor URL: http://www.saylor.org/books Saylor.org EXERCISE AND CRITICAL THINKING Given what you have learned about hearing in ...

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Saylor URL: http://www.saylor.org/books Saylor.org The vestibular system, composed of structures in the inner ear, monitors the ...

Saylor URL: http://www.saylor.org/books Saylor.org [10] Bantick, S. J., Wise, R. G., Ploghaus, A., Clare, S., Smith, S. M., & ...

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Saylor URL: http://www.saylor.org/books Saylor.org The Ponzo illusion is caused by a failure of the monocular depth cue of linea ...

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