Tom Petty has a nasal voice and Bob Dylan has a gravelly voice. There is a difference in the complexity of the sound waves produced by both men. What psychological dimension of hearing describes the difference?

a. timbre
b. pitch
c. loudness
d. intensity


Answer: a

Psychology

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