Work by Deutsch on the tritone paradox suggests that a person's tendency to hear the tones as going up or going down is due to:
A) the timbre of the two tones presented
B) the musical background of the listener
C) the rate at which the two tones are presented
D) the pitch range typically heard in spoken language

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Deutsch's work on the tritone paradox indicates that the way individuals perceive the direction of the tritone pairs (whether ascending or descending) is influenced by the pitch range of their spoken language, suggesting a link between speech patterns and musical perception.

Work by Deutsch on the Tritone Paradox Suggests That a Person's