A wave of sound proceeds through the auditory canal to the inner ear where receptor neurons on the basilar membrane are stimulated. The neurons send a message to the brain. When the brain receives the message, the result is a person thinking, "That sounds like my mom calling me for dinner." What has taken place?

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Jasmine Mooney

Physics

29 June, 03:20

A wave of sound proceeds through the auditory canal to the inner ear where receptor neurons on the basilar membrane are stimulated. The neurons send a message to the brain. When the brain receives the message, the result is a person thinking, "That sounds like my mom calling me for dinner." What has taken place?

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Rose Vincent · Answer 1

Sensation and perception

Explanation:

When the sound waves pass through the auditory canal where the receptor neurons are stimulated. This description is an explanation of sensation. Sensation means that the person has detected a stimulus.

After the person receives the signal in the brain and thinks "That sounds like my mom calling me for dinner" this indicates that the person has perceived a stimulus. Perception is the interpretation of stimulus which is seen in the case here.