SENSATION AND PERCEPTION
HEARING
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opponent-process theory
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audition
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frequency
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pitch
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Detailed explanation-1: -The sensation of a frequency is commonly referred to as the pitch of a sound. A high pitch sound corresponds to a high frequency sound wave and a low pitch sound corresponds to a low frequency sound wave.
Detailed explanation-2: -Pitch = a tone’s experienced highness or lowness; depends on frequency.
Detailed explanation-3: -pitch, in speech, the relative highness or lowness of a tone as perceived by the ear, which depends on the number of vibrations per second produced by the vocal cords.
Detailed explanation-4: -Pitch-the “highness” or “lowness” of sound, determined by frequency.
Detailed explanation-5: -Pitch is directly proportional to the frequency of sound. Higher the frequency, higher will be the pitch and vice-versa.