Deciding What You Heard When You Heard a Word That

question 186

Multiple Choice

Deciding what you heard when you heard a word that contained an ambiguous sound (e.g., it could have been either "dent" or "tent") is influenced by

• A) both the immediate context following the word and the delayed context (words that come much later in the sentence).
• B) the immediate context following the word, but not the delayed context.
• C) the delayed context, but not the immediate context.
• D) only the sounds of the word itself, not the context surrounding those sounds.

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Definitions:

Exposed Rock

Areas where bedrock is visible at the Earth’s surface, not covered by soil, vegetation, or water.

Chemical Weathering

The breakdown of rocks and minerals by chemical reactions with the environment, leading to alteration or decomposition.

Physical Weathering

The breakdown of rocks and minerals into smaller pieces by physical forces without changing their chemical composition.

Debris Flow

A moving mass of loose mud, sand, soil, rock, and water that travels down a slope under the influence of gravity.