The retina is to the basilar membrane as depth perception is to
A) auditory adaptation.
B) auditory localization.
C) auditory afterimages.
D) auditory feature detection.

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The retina and basilar membrane are both structures responsible for sensory processing in different modalities (vision and audition, respectively). Similarly, depth perception is a key aspect of auditory processing, specifically auditory localization - the ability to perceive where sounds are coming from in space. The other answer choices are not directly related to depth perception in audition.

The Retina Is to the Basilar Membrane as Depth Perception