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Lecture 17 Hearing Flashcards

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1
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Animals with ___________ eyes that have fields which significantly overlap afford good stereoscopic depth perception.

A

frontal

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Animals with __________ eyes have poor stereoscopic depth perception (but gain a more panoramic view).

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lateral

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In the familiarization period, how do infants perceive a larger version of the same toy they had previously seen?

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they perceive the larger object as being closer because they relied on familiar size to judge distance

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infants develop the ability to use shadows to guide depth perception at approximately ________ months.

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7

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What is the physical definition for sound?

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pressure changes in the air or other medium

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What is the perceptual definition for sound?

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the experience we have when we hear

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Describe the 2 processes that allow loud speakers to produce sound.

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  • CONDENSATION (compression): diaphragm of speaker moves OUT, PUSHING air molecules together
  • RAREFACTION (expansion): diaphragm of speaker moves IN, PULLING the air molecules apart
  • the cycle of this process creates alternating high and low-pressure regions that travel through the air
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What are pure tones?

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tones which create changes in air pressure that can be described by a single sine wave

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What is the basic building block of sounds?

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pure tones

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What is frequency?

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number of cycles within a given time period

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What is one Hz in terms of cycles and seconds?

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one cycle/second

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12
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What is perception of pitch related to in terms of physical aspects of sounds?

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frequency

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13
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What is tone height?

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increase in pitch that happens when frequency increased

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What is amplitude?

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difference in pressure between high and low peaks of wave

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What is perception of amplitude known as?

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loudness

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Which scale is used as a measure of loudness?

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decibel (dB) scale

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17
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The decibel scale relates the ________ of the stimulus with the psychological experience of _______________.

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amplitude; loudness

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18
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Both pure and complex tones are __________ tones.

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periodic

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19
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What are periodic tones?

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tones in which the waveform repeats

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What are periodic complex tones?

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consist of a number of pure tones called harmonics

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What is the fundamental frequency? what is another name for it?

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the repetition rate; aka first harmonic

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What are higher harmonics?

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multiples of the fundamental frequency

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23
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What are frequency spectras?

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plot of the harmonics of a complex sound

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What is the frequency of the first harmonic?

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200 Hz

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What is the frequency of the second harmonic?

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400 Hz

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What is the frequency of the third harmonic?

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600 Hz

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27
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What is the frequency of the 4th harmonic?

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800 Hz

28
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review slide 15

A

slide 15

29
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What is the human hearing range (frequency)?

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20 to 20,000 Hz

30
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What is the audibility curve?

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shows the threshold of hearing in relation to frequency

31
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What frequency range are humans most sensitive to? What function does it support?

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  • 2000-4000 Hz
  • important for understanding speech
32
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The auditory response falls between the ________________ and the __________________.

A

audibility curve; threshold for feeling

33
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what is the threshold for feeling?

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point at which sounds we can feel sounds, where they can cause pain

34
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Equal loudness curves can be determined by using a standard__________ Hz tone.

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1000

35
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review equal loudness curves

A

slide 19

36
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What is pitch?

A

perceptual quality we describe as high and low

37
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What is timbre?

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all other perceptual aspects of a sound besides loudness, pitch, and duration

38
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What is the effect of missing fundamental frequency (i.e. removal of the first harmonic)?

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results in a sound with the same perceived PITCH, but with a different TIMBRE

39
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____________ is closely related to the harmonics, attack, and decay of a tone.

A

timbre

40
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What is attack of tones?

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buildup of sound at the beginning of a tone

41
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What is decay of tones?

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decrease in sound at end of tone

42
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What is the function of the pinna?

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helps with sound location

43
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The ______________ is a tube-like 3 cm long structure in the outer ear.

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auditory canal

44
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What is the function of the auditory canal?

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protects the tympanic membrane (eardrum) at the end of the canal

45
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What is resonance?

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occurs when sound waves that are reflected back from the tympanic membrane interact with sound waves entering the canal, which can reinforce (increase the intensity of) certain frequencies

46
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What is the resonant frequency in the auditory canal?

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  • the frequency that is most reinforced
  • 1000-5000 Hz
47
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The _____________ is a 2 cubic centimetre cavity separating the inner from outer ear.

A

middle ear

48
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The stapes transmits vibrations of the incus to the inner ear via the __________.

A

oval window of the cochlea

49
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TRUE or FALSE: while the inner and middle ear are filled with air, the outer ear is filled with fluid that is much denser than air

A

FALSE: only inner ear with fluid

50
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Which 2 properties of the middle ear assist with amplifying the sound?

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  1. by concentrating the vibrations of the large tympanic membrane onto the much smaller stapes
  2. by being hinged and therefore creating ‘lever action’ which amplifies a small force
51
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Where does transduction of pressure waves occur in the ear?

A

cochlea

52
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What divides the 2 sections of the cochlea? What are the 2 sections?

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  • cochlear partition
  • upper half = scala vestibuli
  • lower half = scala tympani
53
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The _______________ is located within the ________________ and contains inner and outer hair cells, which are the receptors for hearing.

A

organ of Corti; cochlear partition

54
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___________________ vibrates in response to sound and supports the _________________.

A

basilar membrane; organ of Corti

55
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______________________ extends over the hair cells.

A

tectorial membrane

56
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The back and forth motion of the oval window transmits vibrations to the liquid inside the cochlea to cause basilar membrane to move ____________.

A

up and down

57
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The back and forth motion of the oval window transmits vibrations to the liquid inside the cochlea to cause tectorial membrane to move ____________

A

back and forth

58
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The ____________ (parts of the outer hair cells) bend in response to movement of organ of Corti and the tectorial membrane.

A

stereocilia

59
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movement in one direction opens ion channels in the _________________ (parts of the sterecilia)

A

tip links

60
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What is phase locking?

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  • nerve fibres firing at/near peak of sound wave, and are thus ‘locked in phase
  • groups of fibres fire with periods of silent intervals, creating a pattern of firing
61
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review slide 34

A

slide 34

62
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What is the place theory of hearing?

A

frequency of sound is indicated by the place on the organ of Corti that has the highest firing rate

63
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How did Bekesy determine the place theory of hearing?

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  • direct observation of the basilar membrane in cadavers, as well as by building a model of the cochlea using the physical properties of the basilar membrane
  • he noticed that the basilar membrane’s vibration was like a TRAVELLING WAVE
64
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TRUE or FALSE: the apex of the basilar membrane is 3-4x narrow than at the base.

A

FALSE: base is narrower

65
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TRUE or FALSE: the base of the basilar membrane is 100 times stiffer at the apex

A

TRUE

66
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Because the amount of displacement on the basilar membrane is a function of frequency, we can think of the cochlea as effectively functioning like a _______.

A

filter

67
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What is the coffee bean filter analogy?

A

???

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