Two Pure Tones Are Sounded Together and a Particular Beat

question 38

Multiple Choice

Two pure tones are sounded together and a particular beat frequency is heard.What happens to the beat frequency if the frequency of one of the tones is increased?

• A) It increases.
• B) It decreases.
• C) It does not change.
• D) It becomes zero.
• E) We cannot tell from the information given.

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Definitions:

Respondent Behavior

A behavioral response to stimuli that is conditioned through certain environmental or physiological triggers, as detailed in classical conditioning.

Classically Conditioned

The process by which a neutral stimulus becomes associated with an innately meaningful stimulus and acquires the capacity to evoke a similar response.

Observational Learning

Learning that occurs through observing the behavior of others and the outcomes of those behaviors.

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that becomes conditioned after being associated with an unconditioned stimulus.