Personal fables are fictitious observers who pay as much attention to adolescents' behavior as they do themselves

Frequency theory cannot explain the fact that we can hear frequencies higher than 1,000 Hz because __________

a) the neurons linked to hair cells cannot fire more than 1,000 times per second. b) the neurons linked to hair cells cannot fire less than 1,000 times per second. c) different areas of the basilar membrane vibrate at frequencies greater than 1,000 Hz. d) different areas of the basilar membrane vibrate at frequencies less than 1,000 Hz.

If a distribution of numerical scores contains one or two extremely high values, compared to the rest of the scores, which measure of central tendency would produce the most representative value?

a. the mean b. the median c. the mode d. the standard deviation