You are in an unfamiliar setting and your eyes are closed.Which of the following sounds would be hardest for you to locate correctly?
A) a bell ringing 6 feet directly in front of you
B) a pen hitting the top of a table beside you
C) a crying child standing 5 feet off to your right
D) music from a loudspeaker 15 feet to your left

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When our eyes are closed, we rely on our other senses to locate the source of a sound. In this scenario, it would be easiest to locate sounds within close proximity (such as the pen hitting the table or the crying child nearby) because the sound waves would reach our ears more directly. However, with a sound source like the bell ringing directly in front of you, it may be difficult to precisely locate it without visual cues to assist.

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