You and a friend are quizzing each other in preparation for your next psychology test. Your friend asks you which theory of pitch relies on the rate of vibration in the basilar membrane,
does not depend on where in the basilar membrane the vibrations take place, and equates rate of firing with a neural code for pitch. Because you know the answer, you instantly say,
a. place theory.
b. frequency theory.
c. it's a combination of place theory and frequency theory.
d. opponent-process theory.
Answer: b. frequency theory.
Psychology
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.64 .45 .75 .95
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