Multiple Choice
Place theory suggests that receptor cells
A) along the entire basilar membrane vary their rate of responding to correspond to the frequency of a sound.
B) at different locations on the basilar membrane respond to sounds of different frequencies.
C) along the entire basilar membrane vary their rate of responding to correspond to the loudness of a sound.
D) at different locations on the basilar membrane respond to sounds of different loudness.
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