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1Which term describes the physical characteristic of sound that allows us to hear the pitch of a musical note?
- APhase
- BFrequency
- CPressure
- DAmplitude
2What procedure allows any complex sound to be broken down into its sine wave components?
- AFourier analysis
- BFourier synthesis
- CFiltering
- DHarmonics
3The firing of hair cells in synchrony with the variation of the pressure of the input sound is described as:
- APhase locking
- BFiltering
- CPlace coding
- DFourier analysis
4Which one of the following is the name for the pitch heard in a complex wave due to beats rather than to resolvable harmonic components?
- AMissing fundamental
- BNotched noise
- CInteraural time difference
- DResidue pitch
5Which one of the following correctly describes a band-pass filter with a centre frequency of 2000Hz and a bandwidth of 400 Hz?
- AIt contains energy at all frequencies below 1800 and above 2200 Hz, but no energy in between
- BIt contains energy at all frequencies between 1800 and 2200 Hz, but no energy outside of these parameters
- CIt contains energy at all frequencies between 1600 Hz and 2000 Hz, but no energy outside of these parameters
- DIt contains energy at all frequencies below 1600 Hz and above 2000 Hz, but no energy in between
6Which statement does not apply to frequency-to-place conversion?
- AThe point of max. displacement is near the apex of the basilar membrane for low frequencies
- BThe point of max. displacement on the basilar membrane depends on the frequency of sound vibration
- CThe point of max. displacement on the basilar membrane depends on the amplitude of sound vibration
- DThe point of max. displacement is near the base of the basilar membrane for high frequencies
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- Bcochlea nucleus
- Csuperior olive
- Dlateral lemniscus
- Einferior colliculus
- Fmedial geniculate
- Gprimary auditory cortex
- HCochlea nucleus
- ISuperior olive
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- 2 Perception (Weeks 3 + 4 - Audition) Quiz on Audition, created by Eloise C on 14/04/2017.
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