The "General Mechanism Approach" to Speech Perception Argues That

question 76

Multiple Choice

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.

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