Garner and Garner Showed That Smoothing Out the Nooks of the Pinnae

question 46

Multiple Choice

Garner and Garner showed that smoothing out the nooks of the pinnae

• A) results in more accurate localization on all corrdinates.
• B) makes it more difficult to locate sounds along the elevation coordinate.
• C) results in more accurate localization along the elevation coordinate.
• D) does not affect spectral cues for localization.

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Definitions:

Semantic Processing

A cognitive process that involves the understanding of words and sentences by the brain.

Nonsense Syllables

Meaningless sets of two to three letters that do not follow standard word formation rules, used in memory and learning experiments.

Semantic

Related to the meanings of words and phrases in language, as well as the study of meaning in communication.

Shallow Processing

A method of information processing that involves minimal thought and focuses on surface details such as the appearance or sound of words.