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5 Cards in this Set
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which characteristics of sound waves give rise to the perception of loudness and pitch?
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amplitude and frequency
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according to the frequency theory of pitch perception, our ability to detect differences in pitch is due to...
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the rate of vibration of the basilar membrane
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-eardrum
-ossicles |
-a membrane that separates the outer ear from the middle ear
-three small bones in the middle ear that condcut sound vibrations |
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-cochlea
-basilar membrane |
-a snail-shaped bony tube in the inner ear in which fluid moves in response to the vibrations of the oval window
-the membrane in the cochlea that moves in response to sound vibrations |
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-organ of corti
-hair cells |
-a gelatinous structure attached to the basilar membrane and lines w/ sensory receptors
-sensory receptors for hearing |
