Andrea, a customer care executive, is able to clearly determine if her caller is a child or an adult. Which of the following dimensions of sound plays the most important role in Andrea's ability to distinguish voices?

A. timbre
B. amplitude
C. frequency
D. loudness


Answer: C

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