When people hear a sound, their ears turn the vibrations in the air into neural messages from the auditory nerve, which makes it possible for the brain to interpret the sound. This process is called _____________
A) encoding.
B) storage.
C) retrieval.
D) evaluation.

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The process described in the passage is the initial stage of auditory processing, where the vibrations in the air are turned into neural messages. This process is known as encoding.

When People Hear a Sound, Their Ears Turn the Vibrations