Which of the Following Explains Why a Person Hears a Scale

question 54

Multiple Choice

Which of the following explains why a person hears a scale that sounds like it increases in pitch continually in Shepard Tones?

• A)Timbre differences create an illusion of higher pitch, but all the tones are the same frequency.
• B)White noise is presented simultaneously with the scale to phase out the decreased frequencies.
• C)It is an illusion created by simultaneously sweeping different pure tones, which are an octave apart.
• D)Notes one octave apart go into each ear, and then are switched, making the pitch seem higher though the two notes do not change.

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