Question 1

Perception of __________ is the most abstract experience made possible by hearing.

Accepted Answer

A

Question 2

The complexity of music perception is attested to by

Accepted Answer

C

Question 3

Speech perception depends on

Accepted Answer

Speech perception involves both auditory stream segmentation, which allows us to distinguish different sounds and understand speech in noisy environments, and loudness, which affects our ability to hear and understand speech, especially in cases of hearing impairment or background noise.

Question 4

Human speech is thought to have emerged about

Accepted Answer

Human speech is thought to have emerged about 200,000 years ago, coinciding with the appearance of anatomically modern humans.

Question 5

A speaker's auditory face includes

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The answer of A speaker's auditory face includes
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Question 6

Speech sounds are

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Speech sounds are fundamentally the same as nonspeech sounds. They are both produced by the vocal cords and shaped by the mouth and nose. The only difference is that speech sounds are used to communicate language, while nonspeech sounds are not.

Question 7

The smallest possible sound that can change the meaning of an utterance is referred to as a

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A phoneme is the smallest unit of sound in a language that can distinguish between meanings of words.

Question 8

The fundamental unit of speech is the

Accepted Answer

The fundamental unit of speech is the phoneme, which is the smallest unit of sound that can distinguish one word from another in a particular language.

Question 9

A spectogram is most useful for showing speech's

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Question 10

Which of the following is a speech sound?

Accepted Answer

Speech sounds are specifically human sounds used for communication through language. Infants' cries, animals' vocalizations, and the sounds of footsteps, while they may convey information, do not constitute speech sounds in the linguistic sense. Speech sounds are produced by the articulatory and phonatory systems of humans and are used systematically in languages to encode meaning.

Question 11

An example of auditory constancy is

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Auditory constancy refers to our ability to perceive sounds as being constant even though the acoustic signals reaching our ears may change. This includes recognizing the same message regardless of the speaker's gender (A), perceiving a melody as the same even when played in different keys (B), and maintaining a perception of a sound's volume despite changes in distance (C). All these examples illustrate how our auditory system maintains a stable perception amidst varying conditions.

Question 12

Evidence for single cells in the human brain that act as feature detectors for speech comes from

Accepted Answer

Research on monkey brains has shown that certain neurons respond selectively to specific features of sounds, providing evidence for feature detectors in the auditory system.

Question 13

The notion that speech perception is more than the auditory system's frequency analysis is supported by the fact that

Accepted Answer

The correct answer is supported by the fact that speech perception involves complex processing beyond simple frequency analysis, as evidenced by the ability to understand different speakers (A) and the significant impact of temporal lobe damage on speech perception compared to nonspeech sounds (C), indicating specialized brain mechanisms for processing speech.

Question 14

The area of the brain specialized for processing speech sounds is

Accepted Answer

The left Wernicke's area is specialized for the processing of speech sounds. It is involved in the comprehension of spoken language, distinguishing it from other areas of the brain that process different types of auditory information.

Question 15

Imagining speech sounds activates

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Question 16

The area of the brain most involved in processing the semantic content of speech is

Accepted Answer

The left temporal lobe is most involved in processing the semantic content of speech. This area of the brain is crucial for understanding language and is often associated with Wernicke's area, which is specifically linked to the comprehension of spoken language.

Question 17

The area of the brain most involved in processing a speaker's identity is

Accepted Answer

The right temporal lobe is more involved in processing non-verbal aspects of sounds, such as the identity of a speaker, while the left temporal lobe is more involved in processing verbal content.

Question 18

The area of the brain most involved in processing a speaker's identity is

Accepted Answer

The right temporal lobe is more involved in processing non-verbal aspects of sounds, such as the identity of a speaker.

Question 19

A deficit in identifying a speaker is called

Accepted Answer

Phonagnosia is the specific deficit in recognizing familiar voices, despite normal hearing. It does not affect the ability to understand speech, but rather the ability to identify the speaker.

Question 20

Which sort of laughter is the most appealing?

Accepted Answer

Voiced laughter is generally considered the most appealing because it is associated with genuine emotion and social bonding. It is more expressive and engaging, making it more attractive to listeners.

Quiz 12: Speech and Music Perception

Perception of __________ is the most abstract experience made possible by hearing.

The complexity of music perception is attested to by

Speech perception depends on

Human speech is thought to have emerged about

A speaker's auditory face includes

Speech sounds are

The smallest possible sound that can change the meaning of an utterance is referred to as a

The fundamental unit of speech is the

A spectogram is most useful for showing speech's

Which of the following is a speech sound?

An example of auditory constancy is

Evidence for single cells in the human brain that act as feature detectors for speech comes from

The notion that speech perception is more than the auditory system's frequency analysis is supported by the fact that

The area of the brain specialized for processing speech sounds is

Imagining speech sounds activates

The area of the brain most involved in processing the semantic content of speech is

The area of the brain most involved in processing a speaker's identity is

The area of the brain most involved in processing a speaker's identity is

A deficit in identifying a speaker is called

Which sort of laughter is the most appealing?