Matthew is 4 years old. his teacher shows him a nickel and states it is worth 5 cents. then she shows him a dime and states it is worth 10 cents. allowing him to see both coins, the teacher asks matthew which one is worth more. matthew answers that the nickel is worth more because it is larger in size. what concept explains matthew’s answer?

1. pass through the cochlea, are transformed into nerve impulses and sent to the brain hair cells 2. forms in your outer ear and is meant to protect your ear from dirt and infection middle ear 3. receives sounds and sends them through the auditory canal to the eardrum inner ear 4. a thin membrane that transmits sound waves into the middle ear cerumen 5. where the cochlea is sound waves 6. a snail-shaped organ lined with hair cells cochlea 7. inside, small bones transmit sound waves from the eardrum to the inner ear eardrum 8. destroyed by extended exposure to loud noise outer ear