AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Gestalt psychologists emphasized our tendency to integrate pieces of information into meaningful wholes. The place theory of pitch perception cannot account for how we hear:The place theory of pitch perception cannot account for how we hear: A. low-pitched sounds.

Detailed explanation-2: -The place theory of pitch perception suggests that different portions of the basilar membrane are sensitive to sounds of different frequencies. More specifically, the base of the basilar membrane responds best to high frequencies and the tip of the basilar membrane responds best to low frequencies.

Detailed explanation-3: -The place theory of hearing suggests that we hear different pitches because different areas of the cochlea respond to higher and lower pitches.

Detailed explanation-4: -Place theory of hearing is unable to account for sounds with very low frequencies, such as those in bass notes, due to the fact that there are no auditory nerve fibers that have a preference for very low frequencies.

Detailed explanation-5: -In all cases, neural firing patterns in time determine the perception of pitch. The combination known as the place–volley theory uses both mechanisms in combination, primarily coding low pitches by temporal pattern and high pitches by rate–place patterns.