Suppose Researchers Ask Participants to Identify Syllables from a Set

question 26

Multiple Choice

Suppose researchers ask participants to identify syllables from a set of stimuli that were created such that they vary systematically by equal steps of difference in voice onset time. How well will the participants identify stimuli?

• A) Syllables are identified correctly only if they occur frequently in the language.
• B) Subjects will be unable to perceive syllables near the VOT boundary between phonemes.
• C) On either side of the phoneme boundary in VOT, subjects will consistently hear each syllable as a good example of one or the other phoneme.
• D) On either side of the phoneme boundary in VOT, subjects will guess the syllable at close to a chance level.