In an Experiment a Cough or a Tone Replaced the First

question 52

Multiple Choice

In an experiment a cough or a tone replaced the first "s" in the word "legislatures" in a sentence the subjects were listening to. The results of this experiment support the idea that

• A) we first hear each letter separately, then combine them into words.
• B) we hear words as a whole, rather than a group of separate sounds (letters).
• C) we interpret words independently of their context.
• D) we block from consciousness any word that does not make sense in a sentence.

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Definitions:

Pyroclastic Flows

Fast-moving currents of hot gas and volcanic materials (such as ash) that flow down the sides of a volcano during an explosive eruption.

Eruption Column

A towering cloud of ash, gas, and volcanic debris that rises above a volcano during an explosive eruption.

Caldera

A large, bowl-shaped volcanic depression, formed by the collapse of land following a volcanic eruption or the emptying of a magma chamber.

Basin-shaped Depression

A rounded or oval valley or hollow in the Earth's surface, typically formed by erosion or the collapse of a volcanic crater.