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Unit 3 – Sensation and Perception
Topic 3.5
What psychological principle might contribute to someone’s difficulty understanding speech at a noisy party?
Doppler effect - shifting sound frequencies due to movement.
Cocktail party effect - selective attention difficulty due presence multiple sounds.
Auditory illusion - misperception of a real external stimulus.
Conduction hearing loss - damage to the mechanical system that conducts sound waves.
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AP Psychology - 3.5 Auditory Sensation and Perception
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