Question 1

The beat frequency in a complex sound corresponds to

Accepted Answer

A)  The place of maximum excitation on the basilar membrane 
B)  The sound's intensity 
C)  The sound's resolved harmonics 
D)  The sound's fundamental frequency 
A)  The place of maximum excitation on the basilar membrane 
B)  The sound's intensity 
C)  The sound's resolved harmonics 
D)  The sound's fundamental frequency D

Question 2

A sound having an azimuth angle of 0° and an elevation of 90° is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Directly in front of the head. 
B)  Directly behind the head 
C)  Directly above the head 
D)  Directly opposite the left ear 
A)  Directly in front of the head. 
B)  Directly behind the head 
C)  Directly above the head 
D)  Directly opposite the left ear C

Question 3

Which one of the following statements is not true for localisation in the vertical plane?

Accepted Answer

A)  The cue for vertical localisation is binaural. 
B)  The cue is based on the interaction of sound with the pinna 
C)  The effect of the pinna is restricted to frequencies above 6 kHz 
D)  The filtering effect of the pinna depends on the direction of the sound source 
A)  The cue for vertical localisation is binaural. 
B)  The cue is based on the interaction of sound with the pinna 
C)  The effect of the pinna is restricted to frequencies above 6 kHz 
D)  The filtering effect of the pinna depends on the direction of the sound source A

Question 4

Which one of the following is the name for the pitch heard in a complex wave due to beats?

Accepted Answer

A)  Missing fundamental 
B)  Fundamental frequency 
C)  Residue pitch 
D)  Notched noise 
A)  Missing fundamental 
B)  Fundamental frequency 
C)  Residue pitch 
D)  Notched noise

Question 5

Which of the following statements is not true? Wernicke's aphasia:

Accepted Answer

A)  Is the name given to disordered speech perception 
B)  Is caused by damage in the posterior part of the left temporal lobe 
C)  Is not associated with marked sensory impairments in hearing 
D)  Offers evidence for a special speech mode of auditory processing 
A)  Is the name given to disordered speech perception 
B)  Is caused by damage in the posterior part of the left temporal lobe 
C)  Is not associated with marked sensory impairments in hearing 
D)  Offers evidence for a special speech mode of auditory processing

Question 6

Which researcher first proposed the duplex theory of sound localisation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Georg vonBekesy 
B)  Lord Rayleigh 
C)  Lloyd Jefress 
D)  Georg Ohm 
A)  Georg vonBekesy 
B)  Lord Rayleigh 
C)  Lloyd Jefress 
D)  Georg Ohm

Question 7

Which one of the following is not associated with conductive hearing loss?

Accepted Answer

A)  Damage to the tympanic membrane 
B)  Damage to the ossicles 
C)  Auditory thresholds are raised by up to 40-50 dB 
D)  Cochlear damage 
A)  Damage to the tympanic membrane 
B)  Damage to the ossicles 
C)  Auditory thresholds are raised by up to 40-50 dB 
D)  Cochlear damage

Question 8

Thunder is heard as a sharp crack from nearby but a low rumble from a far distance because

Accepted Answer

A)  Lower sound frequencies travel through the air faster than higher sound frequencies. 
B)  Sound intensity decreases by a factor of four each time distance doubles. 
C)  Air molecules absorb energy at higher sound frequencies more than at lower frequencies. 
D)  Reverberation decreases as source distance increases. 
A)  Lower sound frequencies travel through the air faster than higher sound frequencies. 
B)  Sound intensity decreases by a factor of four each time distance doubles. 
C)  Air molecules absorb energy at higher sound frequencies more than at lower frequencies. 
D)  Reverberation decreases as source distance increases.

Question 9

The dynamic range of loudness perception spans

Accepted Answer

A)  30 dB 
B)  60 dB 
C)  120 dB 
D)  240 dB 
A)  30 dB 
B)  60 dB 
C)  120 dB 
D)  240 dB

Question 10

Which one of the following does not cause cochlear damage?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ear wax 
B)  Exposure to intense sounds 
C)  Infection 
D)  Presbyacusis 
E)  Allergy 
A)  Ear wax 
B)  Exposure to intense sounds 
C)  Infection 
D)  Presbyacusis 
E)  Allergy

Question 11

A sound signal containing a narrow range of frequencies with random phase and amplitude is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Band-width noise 
B)  Critical-band noise 
C)  Broad-band noise 
D)  Band-pass noise 
A)  Band-width noise 
B)  Critical-band noise 
C)  Broad-band noise 
D)  Band-pass noise

Question 12

The most important source of information about pitch in complex sounds is

Accepted Answer

A)  Timing of responses in the auditory nerve 
B)  Place of maximum excitation on the basilar membrane 
C)  ITDs 
D)  ILDs 
A)  Timing of responses in the auditory nerve 
B)  Place of maximum excitation on the basilar membrane 
C)  ITDs 
D)  ILDs

Question 13

Which one of the following is not associated with cochlear damage?

Accepted Answer

A)  Broader frequency tuning 
B)  Threshold elevation at all sound frequencies 
C)  Loudness recruitment 
D)  Impaired ability to segregate a speech signal from background noise. 
A)  Broader frequency tuning 
B)  Threshold elevation at all sound frequencies 
C)  Loudness recruitment 
D)  Impaired ability to segregate a speech signal from background noise.

Question 14

If a person reports hearing problems in noisy environments but standard tests do not reveal sensory deficits which one of the following conditions are they likely to have?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tinnitus 
B)  Damage to the tympanic membrane 
C)  Otosclerosis 
D)  Central auditory processing disorder (CAP
D)  
A)  Tinnitus 
B)  Damage to the tympanic membrane 
C)  Otosclerosis 
D)  Central auditory processing disorder (CAP
D)

Question 15

Which structure vibrates to create speech sounds?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tongue 
B)  Vocal chords 
C)  Lips 
D)  Cheeks 
A)  Tongue 
B)  Vocal chords 
C)  Lips 
D)  Cheeks

Question 16

Cochlear implants have been available since:

Accepted Answer

A)  1920's 
B)  1940's 
C)  1960's 
D)  1980's 
A)  1920's 
B)  1940's 
C)  1960's 
D)  1980's

Question 17

The grouping of parts of a complex acoustic signal into discrete auditory objects is called

Accepted Answer

A)  Auditory streaming 
B)  Speech mode 
C)  Precedence effect 
D)  Categorical perception 
A)  Auditory streaming 
B)  Speech mode 
C)  Precedence effect 
D)  Categorical perception

Question 18

The idea that speech processing is qualitatively different from the processing of non-speech sounds in partly based on

Accepted Answer

A)  The frequency content of speech sounds. 
B)  Evidence for the existence of phonemes 
C)  Evidence for top-down processing of speech. 
D)  Evidence for categorical perception in speech 
A)  The frequency content of speech sounds. 
B)  Evidence for the existence of phonemes 
C)  Evidence for top-down processing of speech. 
D)  Evidence for categorical perception in speech

Question 19

At most frequencies The JND for pitch discrimination is below

Accepted Answer

A)  1% 
B)  5% 
C)  10% 
D)  15% 
A)  1% 
B)  5% 
C)  10% 
D)  15%

The beat frequency in a complex sound corresponds to

A sound having an azimuth angle of 0° and an elevation of 90° is:

Which one of the following statements is not true for localisation in the vertical plane?

Which one of the following is the name for the pitch heard in a complex wave due to beats?

Which of the following statements is not true? Wernicke's aphasia:

Which researcher first proposed the duplex theory of sound localisation?

Which one of the following is not associated with conductive hearing loss?

Thunder is heard as a sharp crack from nearby but a low rumble from a far distance because

The dynamic range of loudness perception spans

Which one of the following does not cause cochlear damage?

A sound signal containing a narrow range of frequencies with random phase and amplitude is called:

The most important source of information about pitch in complex sounds is

Which one of the following is not associated with cochlear damage?

If a person reports hearing problems in noisy environments but standard tests do not reveal sensory deficits which one of the following conditions are they likely to have?

Which structure vibrates to create speech sounds?

Cochlear implants have been available since:

The grouping of parts of a complex acoustic signal into discrete auditory objects is called

The idea that speech processing is qualitatively different from the processing of non-speech sounds in partly based on

At most frequencies The JND for pitch discrimination is below

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The Body Senses

The Physics and Biology of Audition

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Exam 5: Perception of Sound

The beat frequency in a complex sound corresponds to

A sound having an azimuth angle of 0° and an elevation of 90° is:

Which one of the following statements is not true for localisation in the vertical plane?

Which one of the following is the name for the pitch heard in a complex wave due to beats?

Which of the following statements is not true? Wernicke's aphasia:

Which researcher first proposed the duplex theory of sound localisation?

Which one of the following is not associated with conductive hearing loss?

Thunder is heard as a sharp crack from nearby but a low rumble from a far distance because

The dynamic range of loudness perception spans

Which one of the following does not cause cochlear damage?

A sound signal containing a narrow range of frequencies with random phase and amplitude is called:

The most important source of information about pitch in complex sounds is

Which one of the following is not associated with cochlear damage?

If a person reports hearing problems in noisy environments but standard tests do not reveal sensory deficits which one of the following conditions are they likely to have?

Which structure vibrates to create speech sounds?

Cochlear implants have been available since:

The grouping of parts of a complex acoustic signal into discrete auditory objects is called

The idea that speech processing is qualitatively different from the processing of non-speech sounds in partly based on

At most frequencies The JND for pitch discrimination is below

General Principles

The Chemical Senses

The Body Senses

The Physics and Biology of Audition

The Physics of Vision & Light and the Eye

Visual Physiology

Colour Vision

Spatial Vision

Shape and Object Perception

Depth Perception

Visual Motion Perception

Multisensory Processing in Perception

Attention and Perception

Individual Differences in Perception

Filters