Sound which impinges on the inner ear and the auditory nerve arrives as a fairly meaningless stimulus. At this point, it should be viewed as:

Question

A. perception.
B. sensation.
C. an auditory stimulus item.
D. free of environmental noise.

I think it is perception

Answer 1

Perception involves interpretation, but the stimulus is "meaningless." The referent of "it" is not clear. B if "it" is the reaction of the ear and nerve, but C if "it" refers to the sound itself.