Loudness

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BSc PS414 Cognitive Psychology I (Pitch, Loudness and Localization) Quiz on Loudness, created by Petite Piplup on 16/03/2014.
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Question 1

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What is the primary determinant of loudness?
Answer
  • Amplitude
  • Frequency
  • Timbre
  • Phase

Question 2

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Within the limits of human hearing, the (a) the (b), the louder the sound
Answer
  • (a) higher (b) amplitude
  • (a) lower (b) amplitude
  • (a) higher (b) frequency
  • (a) lower (b) frequency

Question 3

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Perceived loudness depends on tone ...?
Answer
  • Frequency
  • Amplitude
  • Timbre
  • Phase

Question 4

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At threshold all sounds are....?
Answer
  • equally loud
  • the same pitch
  • different in loudness
  • different in pitch

Question 5

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Sounds at the same threshold may not be at the same (a). Very low/high (b) tones need greater (c) to be detected.
Answer
  • (a) amplitude, (b) frequency, (c) amplitude
  • (b) frequency, (b) amplitude, (c) frequency
  • (a) amplitude, (b) amplitude, (c) frequency
  • (a) frequency, (b) amplitude, (c) amplitude

Question 6

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At the pain threshold little (a) variance is necessary with (b) variance
Answer
  • (a) amplitude, (b) frequency
  • (a) frequency, (b) amplitude
  • (a) amplitude, (b) timbre
  • (a) timbre, (b) amplitude

Question 7

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Loudness increases (a) in relation to intensity changes at (b) frequencies
Answer
  • (a) faster, (b) low
  • (a) slower, (b) low
  • (a) faster, (b) high
  • (a) slower, (b) high

Question 8

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For durations up to (a) doubling the duration (b) the loudness
Answer
  • (a) 500ms (b) doubles
  • (a) 500ms (b) halves
  • (a) 1000ms (b) doubles
  • (a) 1000ms (b) halves

Question 9

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Background sounds may lead to partial masking whereby the (a) of the sound is (b) by the presence of others
Answer
  • (a) loudness, (b) reduced
  • (a) loudness, (b) increased
  • (a) frequency, (b) reduced
  • (a) frequency, (b) increased

Question 10

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Drowsiness tends to (a) loudness, regardless of (b)
Answer
  • (a) reduce, (b) intensity
  • (a) increase, (b) intensity
  • (a) reduce, (b) frequency
  • (a) increase, (b) frequency
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