Author Question: The capacity to detect whether a high-frequency sound comes from the left or right of a person ... (Read 63 times)

RYAN BANYAN · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

The capacity to detect whether a high-frequency sound comes from the left or right of a person reflects an analysis of

a. the fundamental overtones.
b. a sonic shadow that reflects differences in loudness.
c. differences in arrival times at the eardrums.
d. differences in sound phase.
e. differences in movement of the tympanic membrane.

Question 2

Loudness of high pitch sounds is determined by _________, whereas loudness of low pitch sounds is determined by _______________.

a. rate of firing; the number of axons active at a time
b. the number of axons active at a time; rate of firing
c. rate of firing; rate of firing
d. the number of axons active at a time; the number of axons active at a time
e. perception; sensation

CAPTAINAMERICA · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: b. a sonic shadow that reflects differences in loudness.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: a. rate of firing; the number of axons active at a time