Regarding the Sensation of Sound, Which of the Following Statements

question 11

Multiple Choice

Regarding the sensation of sound, which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A)The brain determines where a sound originated by comparing the sounds received in each ear.
• B)The hair cells of the ear are not actual hairs.
• C)The auditory cortex is located in the frontal lobes of the cerebral cortex.
• D)For each 10-decibel increase in a sound wave's amplitude, there is a tenfold increase in the loudness of the sound.
• E)Sounds typically reach one ear before the other, with the brain able to detect a difference as small as 1/10,000^th of a second.

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