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Unit 3 – Sensation and Perception
Topic 3.1
How does signal detection theory explain why some people might hear phantom ringing sounds from their phones?
Phantom ringing is a memory recall phenomenon unrelated to sensation and perception.
They have a low response criterion due to high expectation or anxiety, causing false alarms.
Their auditory sensory receptors are oversensitized.
They are experiencing synesthesia where visual stimuli produce sound sensations.
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