ch 12 - hearing in the environment

Question 1

auditory space

Answer 1

perception of where sounds are located in space

Question 2

auditory localization

Answer 2

the locating of sound sources in auditory space

Question 3

location cues

Answer 3

characteristics of the sound reaching the listener that provides info regarding the location of a sound made

Question 4

what are the 2 types of location cues?

Answer 4

binaural and spectral cues

Question 5

azimuth

Answer 5

locations caring from left to right relative to the listener

Question 6

elevation

Answer 6

sound locations that are up and down

Question 7

distance

Answer 7

how far a stimulus is from the observer

Question 8

binaural cues

Answer 8

sound localization that uses BOTH ears

Question 9

spectral cues

Answer 9

sound localization that uses 1 ear

Question 10

where are auditory structures in the brainstem located?

Answer 10

the superior olivary nucleus

Question 11

interaural level difference (ILD)

Answer 11

the difference in the sound pressure level between the left and right ears

Question 12

acoustic shadow

Answer 12

shadow created by the head that decreases the level of high frequency sounds on the opposite side of the head

Question 13

interaural time difference (ITD)

Answer 13

the time difference between when a sound reaches the left ear and when it reaches the right ear

Question 14

cone of confusion

Answer 14

a surface in the shape of a cone that extends out from the ear where all sounds produce the same time and level (intensity) differences (ITDs and ILDs)

Question 15

spectral cues

Answer 15

the distribution of frequencies reaching the ear that are associated with specific locations of a sound

Question 16

anterior belt area (what auditory pathway)

Answer 16

the front of the posterior belt in the temporal lobe which is involved in the PERCEIVING soung

Question 17

posterior belt area

Answer 17

posterior area of the belt area which is an area in the temporal lobe involved in auditory that has to do with LOCATING sounds

Question 18

what is the WHAT auditory pathway

Answer 18

the anterior belt area

Question 19

what is the WHERE auditory pathway

Answer 19

the posterior belt area

Question 20

auditory stream segregation

Answer 20

the perception of a string of sounds as belonging together

Question 21

multisensory interactions

Answer 21

use of a combination of senses

Question 22

ventriloquism effect/visual capture

Answer 22

when sound is heard coming from a seen location even tho its actually coming from somewhere else

Question 23

2-flash illusion

Answer 23

illusion that occurs when 1 flash of light is presented, accompanied by 2 rapidly presented tones

Question 24

speech reading/lip reading

Answer 24

process by which deaf people determine what people are saying by observing their lip and facial movements

Question 25

echolocation

Answer 25

listening to the echoes that bounce off of nearby objects