We Identify the Direction of a Source of Sound by Attending

question 22

Multiple Choice

We identify the direction of a source of sound by attending to the

• A) difference between responses from the left ear and those from the right ear.
• B) velocity of impulses coming from hair cells in the basilar membrane.
• C) changes in loudness from the beginning of the sound to the end of the sound.
• D) difference between the responses of hair cells at the stirrup end of the basilar membrane and responses of hair cells at other locations.

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