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... sounds , the infant's sucking rate typically went up ; but with repetition of the sound , the attention of the infant declined and the sucking rate fell . When a new consonant appeared , such as " pa " or even a novel , but very similar ...
... sounds , the infant's sucking rate typically went up ; but with repetition of the sound , the attention of the infant declined and the sucking rate fell . When a new consonant appeared , such as " pa " or even a novel , but very similar ...
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... sounds . The other receptor is not and begins to produce action potentials only when a sound is loud . 2. As sounds increase in intensity , the A1 neuron fires more often and with a shorter delay between arrival of the stimulus at the ...
... sounds . The other receptor is not and begins to produce action potentials only when a sound is loud . 2. As sounds increase in intensity , the A1 neuron fires more often and with a shorter delay between arrival of the stimulus at the ...
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... sounds of different frequencies in the forest and grassland habitats of Panama [ 523 ] . Tape recorders placed at varying distances from the sound producer made a record of what frequencies reached them . Morton found that sounds of low ...
... sounds of different frequencies in the forest and grassland habitats of Panama [ 523 ] . Tape recorders placed at varying distances from the sound producer made a record of what frequencies reached them . Morton found that sounds of low ...
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NATURAL SELECTION | 5 |
Alternative Hypotheses | 11 |
Experimental Tests of Evolutionary Predictions | 17 |
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