Which of the following is NOT an accurate statement regarding audition?
A) The basilar membrane's activity at different sites leads to different neural codes.
B) High-pitched sounds are discriminated largely on the basis of frequency.
C) Localizing sounds that are directly above the head is difficult.
D) Different frequencies of the basilar membrane's vibrations lead to different neural codes.

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High-pitched sounds are discriminated largely on the basis of place coding on the basilar membrane, not frequency. Frequency theory is more applicable to low-pitched sounds.

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