Audition Flashcards
(5 cards)
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Amplitude (loudness)
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The height of the wave, the pressure exerted by each air particles.
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Sound wave
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Vibrations that stimulate auditory receptors.
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Frequency (pitch)
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The length of the wave. For example the time between two points of maximum amplitude.
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Place theory
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Hair cells respond to different frequencies of sound based on their location in the cochlea.
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Frequency theory
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Hair cells fire at different rates (frequencies) in the cochlea, allowing us to send pitch.
