The Question "If a Tree Falls in a Forest and No

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Multiple Choice

 The question "If a tree falls in a forest and no one is there to hear it, would there be a sound
Is useful because it highlights that "sound" can be _____.

• A) only a physical stimulus?
• B) only a perceptual response
• C) both a perceptual response and a physical stimulus
• D) only a philosophical construct

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Provider's Decision

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