A. Pitch
B. Timbre
C. Amplitude
D. Frequency
Related Mcqs:
- An 80-decibel sound is______times louder than a 60-decibel sound.
A. 20
B. 2
C. 10
D. 100 - Sound vibrations in the ear create neural impulses received in which of the following cortex locations?
A. temporal lobe
B. occipital lobe
C. parietal lobe
D. frontal lobe - The barn owl’s right ear opens slightly upward while its left ear opens slightly downward. This asymmetry is most useful for enabling the owl to detect the________of a sound.
A. loudness
B. amplitude
C. wavelength
D. location - Hearing a sequence of sounds of different pitches is to______as recognizing the sound sequence as a familiar melody is to:
A. Sensory interaction; feature detection
B. Sensation; perception
C. Absolute threshold; difference threshold
D. The just noticeable difference; accommodation - The local fire department sounds the 12 o’clock whistle. The process by which your ears convert the sound waves from the siren into neural impulses is an example of:
A. Transduction
B. Sensory adaptation
C. Parallel processing
D. Accommodation - The structure of that transduces sound vibrations into nerve impulses is the:
A. Temporal lobe
B. Cochlea
C. Oval window
D. Stirrup - Which theory would suggest that watching a horror movie late at night could lower your absolute threshold for sound as you subsequently tired to fall asleep?
A. Prime theory
B. Opponent process theory
C. Signal detection theory
D. Frequency theory - A brain wave not evident in the newborn is the _____________?
A. beta
B. alpha
C. delta
D. theta - The fact that hues at the short-wave end of the color spectrum appear bright at nightfall is a function of ______________?
A. Purkinje effect
B. Zeigarnik effect
C. Young-Helmholtz effect
D. light adaptation - A wave of electrochemical changes, which travels along the length of the neuron involving chemical reactions and movement of ions across the cell membrane, is:
A. Membrane potential
B. Resting membrane potential
C. Nerve impulse
D. Electron pump
