Question 1

Explain spectral segregation and give an example.

Accepted Answer

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Question 2

Which of the following would a bat be tracking if it received a big echo?

Accepted Answer

A) a mosquito 
B) an owl 
C) a moth 
D) a bee

Question 3

The cone of confusion is ______.

Accepted Answer

A) the area on the side of the head opposite from the source of a sound in which the loudness of a sound is less because of blocked sound waves 
B) a shell-like structure located adjacent to the medial superior olives 
C) a region of positions in space in which sounds create the same interaural time and interaural level differences 
D) a neurological condition that occurs when the parabelt and belt regions are damaged

Question 4

When harmonics of a common fundamental frequency are presented simultaneously but from different spatial sources, we hear ______.

Accepted Answer

A) two sound streams that do not overlap 
B) one auditory stream despite the spatial differences 
C) an illusion that there are two fundamental frequencies 
D) two auditory streams separate from grouped frequencies

Question 5

The time interval between when a sound enters one ear and when it enters the other ear is known as the ______.

Accepted Answer

A) interaural time difference 
B) auditory core response time 
C) olivary response 
D) cochlear core response

Question 6

The medial geniculate nucleus is a structure in the brainstem that receives auditory input from the lateral geniculate nucleus and sends output to the superior olive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The azimuth refers to ______.

Accepted Answer

A) the left-right or side-to-side aspect of sound localization 
B) a region of the brainstem involved in auditory spatial location 
C) a cluster in the thalamus that relays auditory information 
D) the translation of harmonic resonances into spatial frequencies

Question 8

Which of the following accurately describes the pathway for auditory information?

Accepted Answer

A) The medial geniculate nucleus projects to the inferior colliculus, which projects to the auditory cortex. 
B) The inferior colliculus projects to the medial geniculate nucleus, which projects to the auditory cortex. 
C) The auditory cortex projects to the inferior colliculus, which projects to the medial geniculate nucleus. 
D) The auditory cortex projects to the medial geniculate nucleus, which projects to the inferior colliculus.

Question 9

What is the term for the area of the auditory cortex, consisting of the primary auditory cortex, the rostral core, and the rostrotemporal core?

Accepted Answer

A) the superior olivary complex 
B) the parabelt region 
C) the belt parkway 
D) the auditory core region

Question 10

What is the name of the structure in the thalamus that receives auditory input from the inferior colliculus and sends output to the auditory cortex?

Accepted Answer

A) the superior olive 
B) the inferior olive 
C) the trapezoid body 
D) the medial geniculate nucleus

Question 11

The "what" and "where" system start in what region of auditory cortex?

Accepted Answer

A) the posterior parietal auditory region 
B) the parabelt region 
C) the inferior colliculus 
D) the auditory core region

Question 12

An area within primary auditory cortex responds best to tones of 1000 Hz.An area adjacent to that region responds best to tones of 1005 Hz.Which principles does this observation best illustrate?

Accepted Answer

A) auditory scene analysis 
B) tonotopic organization 
C) Doppler shifts 
D) the Helmholtz-Hertz principle of frequency discrimination

Question 13

A process whereby animals emit sounds and then use comparisons of the emitted sounds and their returning echoes to sense the world around them is known as ______.

Accepted Answer

A) auditory scene analysis 
B) shadow response 
C) high frequency analysis 
D) biosonar

Question 14

Matt hears the clicking noise of buttons in a cylinder and the whirring of a fan at the same time.He groups these sounds together into the dryer sound.By doing this, Matt is using ______.

Accepted Answer

A) acoustic discrimination 
B) temporal segregation 
C) cochlear scene analysis 
D) cochlear discrimination

Question 15

Like the visual system, the auditory system appears to have both a "what" and "where" system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The cone of confusion is a region of positions in space in which different sounds create the same interaural time and interaural level differences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Li hears various frequencies that overlap in harmonic structure and groups them together as the sound created by an electric guitar being played.By doing this, Li is using ______ segregation.

Accepted Answer

A) temporal 
B) spatial 
C) spectral 
D) acoustic

Question 18

The medial geniculate nucleus is found in the ______.

Accepted Answer

A) cerebral cortex 
B) thalamus 
C) brainstem 
D) eighth cranial nerve

Question 19

In addition to the primary auditory cortex, which two regions make up the auditory core region?

Accepted Answer

A) the belt and parabelt regions 
B) the cochlear nucleus and the trapezoid body 
C) the rostral core and the rostrotemporal core 
D) the medial olive and the superior colliculus

Question 20

A person hears a whistling sound and a rhythmic thumping sound coming from the same point in space and infers that a train must be coming through.This process is known as ______ segregation.

Accepted Answer

A) temporal 
B) spatial 
C) spectral 
D) acoustic

Exam 11: The Auditory Brain and Sound Localization

Explain spectral segregation and give an example.

Which of the following would a bat be tracking if it received a big echo?

The cone of confusion is ______.

When harmonics of a common fundamental frequency are presented simultaneously but from different spatial sources, we hear ______.

The time interval between when a sound enters one ear and when it enters the other ear is known as the ______.

The medial geniculate nucleus is a structure in the brainstem that receives auditory input from the lateral geniculate nucleus and sends output to the superior olive.

The azimuth refers to ______.

Which of the following accurately describes the pathway for auditory information?

What is the term for the area of the auditory cortex, consisting of the primary auditory cortex, the rostral core, and the rostrotemporal core?

What is the name of the structure in the thalamus that receives auditory input from the inferior colliculus and sends output to the auditory cortex?

The "what" and "where" system start in what region of auditory cortex?

An area within primary auditory cortex responds best to tones of 1000 Hz.An area adjacent to that region responds best to tones of 1005 Hz.Which principles does this observation best illustrate?

A process whereby animals emit sounds and then use comparisons of the emitted sounds and their returning echoes to sense the world around them is known as ______.

Matt hears the clicking noise of buttons in a cylinder and the whirring of a fan at the same time.He groups these sounds together into the dryer sound.By doing this, Matt is using ______.

Like the visual system, the auditory system appears to have both a "what" and "where" system.

The cone of confusion is a region of positions in space in which different sounds create the same interaural time and interaural level differences.

Li hears various frequencies that overlap in harmonic structure and groups them together as the sound created by an electric guitar being played.By doing this, Li is using ______ segregation.

The medial geniculate nucleus is found in the ______.

In addition to the primary auditory cortex, which two regions make up the auditory core region?

A person hears a whistling sound and a rhythmic thumping sound coming from the same point in space and infers that a train must be coming through.This process is known as ______ segregation.