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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #32851 Short Psychological Sex
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You will hear a recording. Below is a transcription of the recording. Some words in the transcription differ from what the speaker said. Please click on the words that are different.
* Click on the words that are different from what you hear
Result:

Correct Transcript:

Do psychological conditions vary by sex? More boys are diagnosed with autism, and more girls with depression. Scientists at the university of Rochester Medical Center want to understand any such sex differences. So the researchers studied smell and gender in nearly microscopic roundworms. What can we learn about our brains from tiny worms? Well, these creatures have a relatively simple and well-mapped nervous system. Some are male, and some are hermaphroditic. Scientists presented the worms with two scents. One smelled like buttery popcorn, another like green vegetables. Hermaphrodites mostly crawled towards buttery popcorn, while males preferred vegetables. Then scientists manipulated some of the hermaphroditic neurons to behave like they were male. And the newly male worms now crawled towards the green peppery smell. What does this tell us about male and female human brains?
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Printed "astronomical", the speaker says "psychological"

Explanation: The speaker says "Do psychological conditions", not "astronomical". Both words start with different letters, so listen to the start of the word.

Printed "offenders", the speaker says "conditions"

Explanation: Listen for "psychological conditions", not "offenders". The two words start with different letters, so focus on the start.

Printed "horsed", the speaker says "diagnosed"

Explanation: You will hear "are diagnosed with autism", not "horsed". The words start with different letters, so listen to the beginning of that word.

Printed "sloppily", the speaker says "university"

Explanation: On the recording the words are "the university of Rochester", not "sloppily". The printed and spoken words start with different letters, so listen to the first sound.

Printed "vanquisher", the speaker says "Rochester"

Explanation: Listen again to "of Rochester Medical Center", not "vanquisher". Both words end with the same letters, so listen through the whole word.

Printed "timeservers", the speaker says "researchers"

Explanation: In the audio you hear "So the researchers studied", not "timeservers". The first letters differ, so listen from the start of that word.

Printed "dynastic", the speaker says "microscopic"

Explanation: Here the speaker says "nearly microscopic roundworms", not "dynastic". The two words start with different letters, so listen to the start of the word.

"hermaphroditic" matches the audio

Explanation: "Some are hermaphroditic." That long word may look odd, but the speaker says it exactly as printed. Do not click it.

"buttery" matches the audio

Explanation: "One smelled like buttery popcorn" might seem strange, but it matches the audio. Do not click this printed word.

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