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The brain' s fusiform face area (FFA) responds to images of faces, leading some neuroscientists to theorize that the region is hardwired for facial recognition. Others support the expertise hypothesis, which holds that humans use those same brain circuits to distinguish between all objects with which they have developed considerable familiarity. According to them, humans excel at recognizing faces because most have been doing so all their lives, not because of any specialized brain structures. This theory explains why the FFA of a birdwatcher, for example, will activate for both faces and birds. And while FFA responses for other objects are considerably weaker than those for faces, even dedicated birdwatchers have probably spent considerably less time studying birds than looking at faces.
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In the passage as a whole, the highlighted portion primarily serves to
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The two groups of neuroscientists mentioned in the passage would likely agree on which of the following statements regarding the brain' s FFA? (Consider each of the choices separately and select all that apply.）
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The fanciful notion that the legislative initiative would bring unlimited social benefits has soured into an equally _________ mood of skepticism and distrust.
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The primary purpose of the passage is to present one scholar's
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The passage suggests that colonial men' s interests differed from colonial women' s interests in which of the following ways?
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It can be inferred from the passage that New Haven' s courts in the seventeenth century differed from New Haven' s courts in the eighteenth century in which of the following ways?
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The primary purpose of the passage is to
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The author mentions "grave furnishings" primarily to
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The passage implies which of the following about Roman archaeologists and ancient historians?
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Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the arguments?
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The author of the passage would most likely agree with which of the following statements about ragtime? (Consider each of the choices separately and select all that apply.)
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In the context in which it appears, "ideal" most nearly means
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The primary purpose of the passage is to
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