In a Study by Holt (2005), Participants Listened to Speech

question 43

Multiple Choice

In a study by Holt (2005) , participants listened to speech sounds, such as "ga" or "da," that were preceded by series of non-speech sounds.The research found that ______.

• A)the more non-speech sounds that were presented, the more likely the "ga" or "da" sound was to be heard as speech
• B)the more non-speech sounds that were presented, the more likely that participants heard illusory distracting noise
• C)the patterns of the non-speech sounds influenced whether participants perceived the speech sounds correctly
• D)the number and pattern of non-speech sounds did not influence how participants perceived the speech sounds