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... > social science subjects > psychology > cognitive psychology > perception (psychology) > audition > hearing
... > social science subjects > psychology > cognitive psychology > learning and perception > cognitive processes > perception (psychology) > audition > hearing
... > social science subjects > psychology > cognitive psychology > perception (psychology) > perceptual development/experience > hearing
... > social science subjects > psychology > cognitive psychology > learning and perception > cognitive processes > perception (psychology) > perceptual development/experience > hearing

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hearing  

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  • Hearing probably initially evolved to alert organisms to significant events in the environment. Unlike visual stimuli, sounds can be detected whatever their direction of incidence. [Source: Encyclopedia of the Mind; Hearing]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-B5FCT924-X

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