The temporal theory can explain this because the peak to peak period of the second combination of frequencies is around 4.83 ms which would be the same as a pure tone of 207 Hz. ...The temporal theory can explain this because the peak to peak period of the second combination of frequencies is around 4.83 ms which would be the same as a pure tone of 207 Hz. On the other hand, the temporal theory predicts a greater sensitivity to the phase of a wave than we experience (under most circumstances we are unaware of the phase of a given frequency).