Subjects in an Experiment Heard a Tape-Recorded Sentence in Which

question 147

Multiple Choice

Subjects in an experiment heard a tape-recorded sentence in which a cough or a tone replaced the first "s" in the word legislatures (one of the words in the sentence) . What were the results of this experiment?

• A) The subjects claimed to have heard the missing "s".
• B) The subjects heard "legi" and "latures" as two separate words.
• C) The subjects filled in other letters for the missing "s".
• D) Many of the subjects denied hearing either a cough or a tone.

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