Psychology/Sociology Chapter 3: Sensation and Perception

Question 1

Pain threshold for sound

Answer 1

130-140 dB

Question 2

Auditory nerve is composed of a bundle of fibers made up of

Answer 2

Both bipolar and unipolar cells

The human cochlear (i.e. auditory) nerve is comprised of about 30,000 nerve fibers, most of which are bipolar (2 neurite branches) but there are also unipolar (1 neurite) cells present in the cochlear ganglia.