Fun Quiz Auditory System

Periodic compressions or vibrations in the air, water or other media processed by our auditory system are called...

• Sound

• Sound waves

• Tone

• Tone waves

Which of the following is the characteristic of sound waves that determines how high or low the pitch of the sound is perceived as?

• Amplitude

• Timbre

• Frequency

• Prosody

What is the term for the quality of sound that expresses the speaker's emotions?

• Prosody

• Prodigy

• Timbre

• Proactive

What is the term for the quality of sound that is determined by the amplitude of sound waves?

• Pitch

• Prosody

• Timber

• Loudness

Which part of the inner ear contains the auditory receptors?

• Hair cells

• Cochlea

• Oval window

• Basilar membrane

According to which theory, each frequency of sound can only cause a response in one particular area of the basilar membrane?

• Frequency theory

• Volley Principle

• Place and frequency theories

• Place theory

What is the theoretical approach that explains the perception of medium frequency sounds (100 - 4000 Hz)?

• Place theory

• Frequency theory

• Volley Principle

• Place and frequency theories

The "what" path in the auditory system is located in the:

• Posterior temporal cortex

• Superior temporal cortex

• Inferior temporal cortex

• Anterior temporal cortex

Answer explanation

Input from the left ear and right ear is received by the cochlear nucleus:

• Ipsilaterally

• Contralaterally

The difference in perception between the sounds produced by two musical instruments playing the same note is due to differences in the ____ produced by the two instruments.

• Timbre

• Pitch

• Loudness

• Frequency