Question

Emma is waiting for a bus at her regular bus stop when she hears someone calling her name. She is able to identify that the voice is on her left because she feels the sound of the voice more quickly and intensely in her left ear. This can be explained through the phenomenon of
A) Sound localization
B) Thermoreception
C) Synesthesia
D) Extra sensory perception.

Answer 1

Answer:

A: Sound localization

Explanation:

The phenomenon of Sound localization  explains why Emma was able to identify that the sound of the voice calling her name because this is one ability that the organism has of determining the origin of that sound, what direction. The auditory localization is made possible by the body's auditory system, and one of the many ways it helps, is when someone is driving and is able to use this ability,