What Can We Conclude About the Two Major Explanations for Speech

question 32

Multiple Choice

What can we conclude about the two major explanations for speech perception?

• A) Humans show categorical perception for nonspeech sounds, which argues against a phonetic module approach.
• B) Humans show categorical perception for nonspeech sounds, which argues for a phonetic module approach.
• C) Humans cannot use visual cues as aids to the perception of phonemes, which argues against a general mechanism approach.
• D) Infants use a general mechanism approach, whereas adults typically use a phonetic module approach.

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