Roll no# 72035

WHAT IS THE HEARING..???

Hearing is one of the two important
senses for keeping in contact with the
out side world. While the visual sense is
directional, one hears in all directions
at the same time. Because of this
characteristic, hearing our major
warning device for events taking place
in external environment.
Stimulus:
Hearing occurs when sound acts as
stimulus to the auditory sense.
Sound is actually the physical
movement of air molecules in regular,
wave like patterns caused
by the vibration of an
object.
Stimulus:
Sound waves vary in three ways:
i. Frequency
ii. Amplitude/Intensity
iii. Timber (4-4)
Frequency:
Frequency is just what is sound like a measure
of how often a wave cycles. Frequency is
expressed in hertz or (HZ).
1 HZ = 1 cycle/second.
Young adult can hear frequencies
From about
20 to 20,000 Hz.
Sound Waves:
Amplitude:
Amplitude is refers to the height & depth of a wave.
Amplitude is measured in decibels (dB).
Zero decibels is the absolute threshold above which
pupils can hear a 1,000 Hz tone.
Timber:
Complexity of a mixture of sound waves determines the
psychological property of timber or texture of sound.
Pupils recognize each others voices.
Any Question?