sensation and perception pt 3

Question 1

monaural cue

Answer 1

one-eared cue to localize sound

Question 2

binaural cue

Answer 2

two-eared cue to localize sound

Question 3

interaural level difference

Answer 3

sound coming from one side of the body is more intense at the closest ear because of the attenuation of the sound wave as it passes through the head

Question 4

interaural timing difference

Answer 4

small difference in the time at which a given sound wave arrives at each ear

Question 5

deafness

Answer 5

partial or complete inability to hear

Question 6

congenital deafness

Answer 6

deafness from birth

Question 7

conductive hearing loss

Answer 7

failure in the vibration of the eardrum and/or movement of the ossicles

Question 8

sensorineural hearing loss

Answer 8

When the hearing problem is associated with a failure to transmit neural signals from the cochlea to the brain

Question 9

Ménière’s disease

Answer 9

results in a degeneration of inner ear structures that can lead to hearing loss, tinnitus, vertigo, and an increase in pressure within the inner ear

Question 10

vertigo

Answer 10

spinning sensation