Place Theory Suggests That Receptor Cells

question 39

Multiple Choice

Place theory suggests that receptor cells

• A) along the entire basilar membrane vary their rate of responding to correspond to the frequency of a sound.
• B) at different locations on the basilar membrane respond to sounds of different frequencies.
• C) along the entire basilar membrane vary their rate of responding to correspond to the loudness of a sound.
• D) at different locations on the basilar membrane respond to sounds of different loudness.

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