The Existence of Phonetic Boundaries _____

question 30

Multiple Choice

 The existence of phonetic boundaries _____.

• A) is currently debated among speech perception researchers
• B) only occurs at VOTs of greater than 250 ms
• C) has been demonstrated using discrimination experiments
• D) shows that categorical perception does not occur in speech perception

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Definitions:

Independent T-tests

A statistical test that compares the means of two independent groups in order to determine if there is a statistically significant difference between them.

Statistical Difference

A significant change or discrepancy between groups or conditions that is unlikely to have occurred by chance.

Normally Distributed

Normally distributed describes a statistical distribution that is symmetrical and bell-shaped, characterizing many natural phenomena, where most occurrences take place around the average value, with fewer instances at the extremes.

Negative Correlations

A relationship between two variables in which one variable increases as the other decreases.