The theorists who argue for a special mechanism approach to ...

[vicky]

The theorists who argue for a special mechanism approach to speech perception emphasize that humans have a special-purpose portion of the brain that makes speech perception easier. They call this special mechanism a
 
  a. phonemic restoration unit.
  b. coarticulation device.
  c. phonetic module.
  d. categorical perception module.

Question 2

Which of the following students best summarizes the information about visual cues and speech perception?
 
  a. Dawan: Adults who have normal hearing often fail to appreciate the visual cues, even though these cues are helpful.
  b. Cheryl: Surprisingly, adults can perceive speech just as accurately without visual cues as they can with visual cues.
  c. Ralph: Adults cannot distinguish among the visual cues associated with the phonemes, so they do not link these cues with the auditory stimuli.
  d. Tiffany: Although children pay attention to these visual cues, adults do not.

[ApricotDream]

Answer to Question 1

Ans: c

Answer to Question 2

Ans: a

[vicky]

Excellent

[xiazhe]

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