An Experimenter Uses a Computer to Delete or Mask a Particular

question 47

Multiple Choice

An experimenter uses a computer to delete or mask a particular sound in a sentence in which the context clearly indicates what the missing sound should be.The experimenter then plays the sentence for participants and asks them what they just heard.The result is that the participants report ______.

• A)being unable to understand the word that has one of its sounds masked
• B)noticing that a sound is missing and correctly inferring what that sound is
• C)hearing an unvoiced consonant in place of the masked sound
• D)hearing the masked sound correctly, even though it is not actually present

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Definitions:

Basic Drives

Fundamental biological impulses that drive behavior, such as hunger, thirst, sleep, and reproduction.

Hypothalamus

A region of the brain below the thalamus that coordinates both the autonomic nervous system and the activity of the pituitary, controlling body temperature, thirst, hunger, and other homeostatic systems, and involved in sleep and emotional activity.

Cerebral Cortex

Outer gray matter layer of the cerebrum; region responsible for most complex behavior.

Gray Matter

Central nervous system tissue consisting of neuron axon terminals, cell bodies, dendrites, and some neuroglia.