Written by the Fiveable Content Team โข Last updated September 2025
Verified for the 2026 exam
Verified for the 2026 examโขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โข Last updated September 2025
Definition
Acoustic signals refer to sound waves or auditory information that is received through our ears. They can be verbal (speech) or non-verbal (environmental sounds).
Related terms
Auditory Processing: How our brain interprets and makes sense of auditory information.
Decoding: The process by which we translate incoming sensory information into meaningful experiences.
Sound Localization: Our ability to determine where sound is coming from in space.