How Loud a Sound Is to a Human Is a Function

question 56

Multiple Choice

How loud a sound is to a human is a function of its _____ and its_____.

• A)frequency,complexity.
• B)intensity,frequency
• C)amplitude,complexity
• D)location,pitch

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Definitions:

Figure-ground

A visual perception principle that describes how people differentiate an object (figure) from its surrounding area (ground).

Closure

A psychological term referring to the need for an individual to seek a resolution or an understanding to a traumatic or unsettling event or experience.

Brightness Constancy

The human visual system's ability to perceive the brightness of an object as the same under varying lighting conditions.

Ratio

A mathematical term defining the quantitative relationship between two numbers, showing how many times one value contains or is contained by the other.