Psychology Glossary 123

Pitch: Sound quality of highness or lowness; primarily dependent on the frequency of sound wave.

音高：音量的高或者低，主要取决于声波的频率。

Pituitary Gland: Located in the brain, the gland that secrets growth hormone and influences the secretion of hormones by other endocrine glands.

脑垂体：大脑中分泌生长激素并影响其他内分泌腺分泌激素的腺体。

Place Theory: The theory that different frequency tones produce maximum activation at different locations along the basilar membrane, with the result that pitch can be coded by the place at which activation occurs.

地点说：不同频率的音调在基底膜的不同位置产生最大激活的理论，其结果是音调可以由激活发生的位置编码。