Multiple Choice
By what means do we perceive the pitch of an intermediate-frequency sound (such as 1000 Hz) ?
A) The number of hair cells responding is proportional to the sound frequency.
B) The sound wave excites a particular location on the basilar membrane.
C) Each hair cell produces an impulse for each sound wave.
D) Each sound wave excites a group, or volley, of hair cells.
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