Which Is the Best Example of a Phoneme

question 72

Multiple Choice

Which is the best example of a phoneme?

• A) the consonant sound "d" (pronounced "duh")
• B) the overall sound of the word "dog"
• C) the words "the dog ran"
• D) the sentence "The dog ran out of the rain."

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Definitions:

Ernst Weber

A pioneering psychologist known for his work in the area of the sense of touch and the Weber-Fechner law regarding the perception of changes in a stimulus.

Bottom-Up Processing

The organization of the parts of a pattern to recognize, or form an image of, the pattern they compose.

Absolute Threshold

The minimal amount of energy that can produce a sensation.

Sensory Adaptation

The processes by which organisms become more sensitive to stimuli that are low in magnitude and less sensitive to stimuli that are constant or ongoing in magnitude.