Hearing

Question 1

Pinna

Answer 1

the outside part of your ear

Question 2

Ear Drum

Answer 2

amplifies wavelengths to make sound louder

Question 3

Ossicles

Answer 3

also amplifies sounds

Question 4

Cochlea

Answer 4

inner ear with hair cells that vibrate to different wavelengths
*transduction occurs here

Question 5

Conductive Hearing

Answer 5

difficulty in amplifying sounds as a result of damage to the ear drum or ossicles
*hearing aids can help with this

Question 6

Risks of exposure to loud noises

Answer 6

can damage hair cells and result in the loss of ability to hear high frequencies

Question 7

Sound Localization

Answer 7

depending on which ear sound hits first, it can tell you where in space that sound is

Question 8

Multimodal Perception

Answer 8

effect that concurrent stimulation in more than one modality has on perception of events and objects in the world
*our senses work together

Question 9

McGurk Effect

Answer 9

visual information can distort auditory perception
e.g. “bah” vs “vah”

Question 10

Synaesthesia

Answer 10

condition in which perceptual or cognitive activities triggers exceptional sensory experiences