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You Are Enjoying Lunch with a Friend on a Patio

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You are enjoying lunch with a friend on a patio one fine spring afternoon.Right in the middle of her sentence,a loud motorcycle speeds by,preventing you from hearing a key word.However,you don't notice the obstruction.Explain how this happens,from a speech perception perspective.


Definitions:

Lanugo

Fine, downlike covering of the fetus.

Fetus

A fetus refers to a developing mammal or human after the embryonic stage and before birth, characterized by rapid growth and the formation of body structures.

Chorion

The outermost membrane surrounding an embryo of a reptile, bird, or mammal, contributing to the formation of the placenta in mammals.

Hairs

Filamentous biomaterials growing from the dermis of mammals, serving various functions including temperature regulation and sensation.

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