Pitch

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BSc PS414 Cognitive Psychology I (Pitch, Loudness and Localization) Quiz on Pitch, created by Petite Piplup on 15/03/2014.
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Question 1

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What is the primary determinant of pitch?
Answer
  • Frequency
  • Timbre
  • Amplitude
  • Tone

Question 2

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What is the range of human pitch?
Answer
  • 50 to 6000 Hz
  • 60 to 5000 Hz
  • 60 to 5000 mel
  • 50 to 6000 mel

Question 3

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Complete the sentence: Within the limitations of the human pitch range...
Answer
  • the higher the amplitude, the lower the pitch
  • the higher the frequency, the lower the pitch
  • the higher the frequency, the higher the pitch
  • the higher the amplitude, the higher the pitch

Question 4

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Complete the gap in the sentence: At the higher end of the spectrum, ........, are needed for pitch to noticeably change.
Answer
  • smaller changes in amplitude
  • smaller changes in frequency
  • larger changes in amplitude
  • larger changes in frequency

Question 5

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As (a) increases, (b) decreases
Answer
  • Amplitude, Quality
  • Frequency, Quality
  • Timbre, Quality
  • Phase, Quality

Question 6

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Of pitch, (a) is the physical measurement, (b) is the psychological measurement
Answer
  • Hz, dB
  • mel, Hz
  • Hz, mel
  • dB, Hz

Question 7

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At (a) and beyond, and (b) and below, the subjective interpretation of pitch begins to disappear
Answer
  • 5000 Hz, 20 Hz
  • 5000 mel, 20 mel
  • 2000 Hz, 50 Hz
  • 2000 mel, 50 mel

Question 8

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For low-frequency tones (below about 500 Hz) an/a (a) in (b) decreases pitch
Answer
  • increase, amplitude
  • decrease, amplitude
  • increase, frequency
  • decrease, frequency

Question 9

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For high frequency tones (above about 2000 Hz) an/a (a) in (b) increases pitch
Answer
  • increase, amplitude
  • decrease, amplitude
  • increase, frequency
  • decrease, frequency

Question 10

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Mid-frequency tones are unaffected by what?
Answer
  • aplitude
  • frequency
  • timbre
  • phase

Question 11

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Very (a) tones lose their pitch quality and sound (b)
Answer
  • Brief, Click-like
  • Long, Click-like
  • Brief, Toneless
  • Long, Toneless

Question 12

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Prior stimulation of a tone, leads to a shift direction .... from the preceding tone
Answer
  • Away
  • Closer
  • No effect

Question 13

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Drowsiness (a) tone pitch, regardless of (b)
Answer
  • reduces, frequency
  • increases, frequency
  • reduces, amplitude
  • increases, amplitude
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