AP Psychology Hearing Quiz

Damage to which of the following best explains conduction deafness?

• Basilar membrane

• Temporal lobe

• Auditory nerve

• Hammer, anvil, and stirrup

Makayla and Noah are listening to a song that ends with all the instruments playing the same note. Makayla can distinguish the various instruments playing the note, while Noah cannot. Which of the following best explains their perceptual differences?

• Makayla is better at discriminating timbre than Noah.

• Makayla has a higher difference threshold for sound than Noah.

• Makayla has a lower absolute threshold for sound than Noah.

• Makayla has synesthesia while Noah does not.

The area labeled A contains the

• Auditory nerves

• Pinna

• Ossicles

• Cochlea

The perceived pitch of a tone is largely determined by its

• loudness

• timbre

• amplitude

• frequency

Hyrum is at a concert when a flute player hits a very high note at the end of a song. Which of the following best explains why the pitch of the note sounds so high?

• It has a long wavelength and low frequency.

• It has a short wavelength and high frequency.

• It has a long wavelength and high frequency.

• It has a small amplitude.

Julia is practicing her trumpet and produces a loud sound. Which of the following is the best explanation for the loudness of the sound?

• The sound has a high-amplitude sound wave.

• The sound has a long wavelength.

• The sound has a short wavelength.

• The sound is complex.

The pitch of a sound is analogous to which of the following features of light?

• Brightness

• Hue

• Saturation

• Intensity

The psychological experience of pitch is related to a sound wave's

• Frequency

• Amplitude

• Power

• Complexity

A sound is often detected by one ear more intensely and a fraction of a second earlier than it is detected by the other ear. These cues help individuals determine the

• pitch of the sound wave

• timbre of the sound wave

• absolute threshold for sound perception

• frequency of the sound wave

• location of the source

Domingo has just hit Play to begin listening to a new song he bought. Based on the structure of the ear, what will the sound waves contact first after moving through Domingo’s auditory canal?

• the eardrum

• the anvil

• the cochlea

• the auditory nerve