Exam 4: Audition and Vestibular Function

Auditory masking studies have shown that as a low frequency masking tone increases in amplitude that its masking effects extend more broadly

Sounds such as those produced by instruments are called complex, and consist of __________ frequencies that are integer multiples of the ________frequency.

_____ is the physical unit of measurement that is logarithmically related to sound pressure.

Which of the following statements is incorrect

The unit of measure for pitch is

Auditory ______ is when a second sound makes the detection of another sound more difficult.

Movements of the tympanic membrane are conveyed to the oval window of the inner ear by the __________.

Interaual time differences (ITI) convey information that a sound is coming from

The pinna is part of the

The difficulty older adults have understanding speech has been attributed to

The place and volley principles

The firing rate of an auditory fiber encodes

One important characteristic of equal loudness curves is that they get flatter indicating that

Two points lying on the same equal loudness contour (i.e., Fletcher-Munson curve) represent

Techniques for evaluating the effectiveness of electronic communications systems is call

As the frequency of a tone varies from low to high frequency we would expect to perceive a change in the tones

The interaural intensity differences are most effective for

A tuning fork unlike a human voice produces

The ____________reflex allows us to make corrective eye movements when in motion

The sound quality that allows a listener to tell the difference between a trumpet and piano playing the same note is referred to as _______.