The general mechanism approach to speech perception argues that
a. we first obtain a general idea about a spoken message, and then we fill in the specific details.
b. we use similar processes for both speech perception and other auditory perception tasks.
c. learning does not play a major role in speech perception.
d. children are born with a general understanding about speech, and they fill in specific information as they grow older.
Question 2
Which of the following students provides the best overview about the research on theories of speech perception, as discussed in Chapter 2?
a. Kaitlin: Because speech is important to human survival, people have a specialized brain structure that helps them decode speech sounds.
b. Anastazia: The research on categorical perception provides the strongest evidence that the special mechanism approach to speech perception is correct.
c. Samaria: In general, most theorists believe that the human nervous system processes speech sounds in the same way it processes nonspeech sounds.
d. Jared: The research on the McGurk effect demonstrates that the special mechanism approach to speech perception is correct.
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