Sensation and Perception

Sensorineural hearing loss

Auditory impairment

Conduction hearing loss

Nerve deafness

Selective attention

Signal detection theory

Temporal theory of hearing

Sensory adaptation

Pearson correlation coefficient

Standard deviation

Mean difference

T-test

Debriefing process

Informed consent

Confidentiality agreement

Minimal risk provision

It claims that all along the basilar membrane can detect vibrations regardless of pitch, but place theory detects only certain areas.

It suggests that hair cells in the cochlea vibrate in unison, whereas place theory relies on specific regions of the basilar membrane vibrating in response to particular frequencies.

It argues that perception of high-pitched sounds involves the nerves firing rates matching those of the incoming signals' amplitude modulation across the whole basilar membrane.

It maintains that the process of sound waves directly, while place theory indicates indirectly via neural impulses.

Differential encoding hypothesis, stating neurons have varied thresholds increasing complexity in perceiving pitches.

Frequency-matching principle, suggesting people match pitch by comparing incoming sounds with internal references.

Temporary threshold shift, indicating short-term hearing loss following loud event exposures.

Presbycusis, commonly associated with age-related changes impacting hair cells tuned towards higher frequencies sooner than lower ones.

Random assignment

Anonymity guarantee

Debriefing

Voluntary participation

Otoscope

Cochlea

Pinna

Eustachian tube

Analyze fMRI scans showing brain activation patterns while cochlear implant users listen to recorded single-word pronunciations.

Measure behavioral responses like RTs when native speakers of different languages perform identification trials involving synthesized phonemes.

Conduct cross-linguistic studies incorporating speech recognition tasks across tonal, non-tonal, rhythmic, and stress-timed languages among cohorts with implanted versus non-implanted individuals.

Contrast auditory nerve response latencies between cochlear implant users exposed to high vs low pitched vowel sounds.

Cochlear implants stimulate different sections along the basilar membrane, yet recipients report perceiving a range of pitches.

Cochlear implants do not refute place theory because they use frequency principle instead.

Cochlear implants rely on place theory for establishing sound localization.

Place theory can explain why cochlear implants allow for understanding complex sounds like speech and music.