If the orientation of your ears were changed so that your right ear still faced forward but your left ear faced backward, how would your ability to locate the direction of an auditory stimulus change?

A) Improved ability to distinguish left from right
B) Improved ability to distinguish above from below
C) Improved ability to distinguish front from back
D) There would be no improved ability at all.


Answer: C

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