By What Means Do We Perceive the Pitch of a High-Frequency

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Multiple Choice

By what means do we perceive the pitch of a high-frequency sound (such as 4000 Hz) ?​

• A)The number of hair cells responding is proportional to the sound frequency.
• B)​The sound wave excites a particular location on the basilar membrane.
• C)​Each hair cell produces an impulse for each sound wave.
• D)​Each sound wave excites a group, or volley, of hair cells.

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