The Local Fire Department Sounds the 12 O'clock Whistle

question 45

Multiple Choice

The local fire department sounds the 12 o'clock whistle. The process by which your ears transform the sound waves from the siren into neural impulses is an example of

• A) top-down processing.
• B) parallel processing.
• C) transduction.
• D) signal detection.

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