We Can Determine Whether a Sound Is Coming from a Source

question 105

Multiple Choice

We can determine whether a sound is coming from a source close to us or a source far away by attending to the difference between

• A) sounds heard immediately and reflected sounds heard later.
• B) the response in the left ear and the response in the right ear.
• C) the responses by the hair cells close to the stirrup and the responses by hair cells farther away along the basilar membrane.
• D) the loudness at the beginning of the sound and the loudness one second later.

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Definitions:

Phrenology

A now-discredited theory that suggested the shape and size of the human skull could be used to determine personality traits and mental abilities.

Psychoanalysis

A therapeutic approach and theory of mind developed by Sigmund Freud, focusing on unconscious processes and resolving internal psychological conflicts.

Sigmund Freud

An Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

Wilhelm Wundt

A German physician, physiologist, philosopher, and professor, known as one of the founders of modern psychology.