Author Question: Which is an example of top-down processing in the perception of speech? a. Bries father yells, ... (Read 37 times)

joe

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 627
Which is an example of top-down processing in the perception of speech?
 
  a. Bries father yells, Take out the . . . .; before he can finish his sentence, Brie jumps up from the couch to take out the garbage.
  b. While watching 8-year-old Tyler practice his ventriloquist act, his sister states drily, I can see your lips moving, so youre not fooling anyone.
  c. When 5-year-old Lucretia screeches Ice cream at the top of her lungs, her little brother covers his ears as the sound waves are processed by his auditory system.
  d. Terrence sits at the piano and composes a song for his band that is dissonant and uses unconventional chord progressions that will be difficult for most listeners to enjoy.

Question 2

What plays an especially significant role in the perception of music and speech?
 
  a. rhythm
  b. fragmentation
  c. tone
  d. grouping



Athena23

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 305
Answer to Question 1

ANSWER:
a

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER:
d



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
 

Did you know?

Chronic marijuana use can damage the white blood cells and reduce the immune system's ability to respond to disease by as much as 40%. Without a strong immune system, the body is vulnerable to all kinds of degenerative and infectious diseases.

Did you know?

Intradermal injections are somewhat difficult to correctly administer because the skin layers are so thin that it is easy to accidentally punch through to the deeper subcutaneous layer.

Did you know?

Oliver Wendell Holmes is credited with introducing the words "anesthesia" and "anesthetic" into the English language in 1846.

Did you know?

There are approximately 3 million unintended pregnancies in the United States each year.

Did you know?

ACTH levels are normally highest in the early morning (between 6 and 8 A.M.) and lowest in the evening (between 6 and 11 P.M.). Therefore, a doctor who suspects abnormal levels looks for low ACTH in the morning and high ACTH in the evening.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library