Question 1

Kuhl's research involving exposing infants from English-speaking homes to stories read in Mandarin found that _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  having the reader present with the infant was effective in teaching the infants to discriminate among Mandarin sounds, but a DVD of the same reader reading the same stories was not 
B)  having the reader present with the infant was not effective in teaching the infants to discriminate among Mandarin sounds, but a DVD of the same reader reading the same stories was very effective 
C)  having the reader present with the infant was effective in teaching the infants to discriminate among Mandarin sounds, as was a DVD of the same reader reading the same stories 
D)  having the reader present with the infant was effective in teaching the infants to discriminate among Mandarin sounds, as was a DVD of the same reader reading the same stories, but only when the infants were at least 18 months old 
A)  having the reader present with the infant was effective in teaching the infants to discriminate among Mandarin sounds, but a DVD of the same reader reading the same stories was not 
B)  having the reader present with the infant was not effective in teaching the infants to discriminate among Mandarin sounds, but a DVD of the same reader reading the same stories was very effective 
C)  having the reader present with the infant was effective in teaching the infants to discriminate among Mandarin sounds, as was a DVD of the same reader reading the same stories 
D)  having the reader present with the infant was effective in teaching the infants to discriminate among Mandarin sounds, as was a DVD of the same reader reading the same stories, but only when the infants were at least 18 months old

Question 2

A fan of science fiction television shows would be more likely to make sense of the phrase "Start Wreck In Tore Prize." This demonstrates the importance of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  the McGurk effect on speech perception 
B)  bottom-up processing on phomenic boundaries 
C)  articulators in speech production 
D)  meaning on segmentation 
A)  the McGurk effect on speech perception 
B)  bottom-up processing on phomenic boundaries 
C)  articulators in speech production 
D)  meaning on segmentation

Question 3

Jessica looks at Ashlee on a videotape. Ashlee's lips are making the movement for the sound /fa-fa/, but the sound that is actually presented is the acoustic signal for /ba-ba/. What sound is Jessica most likely to report hearing

Accepted Answer

A)  /fa-fa/ 
B)  /ba-ba/ 
C)  /da-da/ 
D)  /ta-ta/ 
A)  /fa-fa/ 
B)  /ba-ba/ 
C)  /da-da/ 
D)  /ta-ta/

Question 4

Masakazu is a four-month-old Japanese infant. When presented the phonemes /r/ and /l/, he will _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  not be able to discriminate between these two phonemes 
B)  be able to discriminate between these two phonemes 
C)  need the VOT changed to 10 msec to discriminate between the two phonemes 
D)  spontaneously mimic the /r/, but not the /l/ 
A)  not be able to discriminate between these two phonemes 
B)  be able to discriminate between these two phonemes 
C)  need the VOT changed to 10 msec to discriminate between the two phonemes 
D)  spontaneously mimic the /r/, but not the /l/

Question 5

As you produce the sound _____, you place your tongue against the ridge above your upper teeth and then release a slight rush of air as you move your tongue away from the alveolar ridge.

Accepted Answer

A)  /d/ 
B)  /g/ 
C)  /r/ 
D)  /f/ 
A)  /d/ 
B)  /g/ 
C)  /r/ 
D)  /f/

Question 6

Discuss two sources of the variability problem. Provide examples for each.

Accepted Answer

The main problem facing researchers tryi

Question 7

A person with Wernicke's aphasia _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  has damage to an area of the occipital cortex 
B)  can comprehend words, but can't produce speech 
C)  has trouble with word segmentation 
D)  produces fluent but incoherent speech 
A)  has damage to an area of the occipital cortex 
B)  can comprehend words, but can't produce speech 
C)  has trouble with word segmentation 
D)  produces fluent but incoherent speech

Question 8

Spectrograms of sentences show _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  that clear pauses occur between each spoken word 
B)  that formant transitions account for the breaks between words 
C)  no clear pauses or breaks between words 
D)  segmentation of words is easily accomplished by listeners in any context 
A)  that clear pauses occur between each spoken word 
B)  that formant transitions account for the breaks between words 
C)  no clear pauses or breaks between words 
D)  segmentation of words is easily accomplished by listeners in any context

Question 9

The McGurk effect illustrates the importance of _____ on speech perception.

Accepted Answer

A)  the motor cortex 
B)  articulators 
C)  formants 
D)  vision 
A)  the motor cortex 
B)  articulators 
C)  formants 
D)  vision

Question 10

Describe how voice onset times (VOTs) have been used to study categorical perception.

Accepted Answer

Categorical perception occurs when stimu

Kuhl's research involving exposing infants from English-speaking homes to stories read in Mandarin found that _____.

A fan of science fiction television shows would be more likely to make sense of the phrase "Start Wreck In Tore Prize." This demonstrates the importance of _____.

Jessica looks at Ashlee on a videotape. Ashlee's lips are making the movement for the sound /fa-fa/, but the sound that is actually presented is the acoustic signal for /ba-ba/. What sound is Jessica most likely to report hearing

Masakazu is a four-month-old Japanese infant. When presented the phonemes /r/ and /l/, he will _____.

As you produce the sound _____, you place your tongue against the ridge above your upper teeth and then release a slight rush of air as you move your tongue away from the alveolar ridge.

Discuss two sources of the variability problem. Provide examples for each.

A person with Wernicke's aphasia _____.

Spectrograms of sentences show _____.

The McGurk effect illustrates the importance of _____ on speech perception.

Describe how voice onset times (VOTs) have been used to study categorical perception.

Introduction to Perception

The Beginning of the Perceptual Process

Neural Processing

Cortical Organization

Perceiving Objects and Scenes

Visual Attention

Taking Action

Perceiving Motion

Perceiving Color

Perceiving Depth and Size

Hearing I: Basic Processes and Pitch Perception

Hearing II: Location and Organization

The Cutaneous Senses

The Chemical Senses

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Exam 13: Speech Perception

Kuhl's research involving exposing infants from English-speaking homes to stories read in Mandarin found that _____.

A fan of science fiction television shows would be more likely to make sense of the phrase "Start Wreck In Tore Prize." This demonstrates the importance of _____.

Jessica looks at Ashlee on a videotape. Ashlee's lips are making the movement for the sound /fa-fa/, but the sound that is actually presented is the acoustic signal for /ba-ba/. What sound is Jessica most likely to report hearing

Masakazu is a four-month-old Japanese infant. When presented the phonemes /r/ and /l/, he will _____.

As you produce the sound _____, you place your tongue against the ridge above your upper teeth and then release a slight rush of air as you move your tongue away from the alveolar ridge.

Discuss two sources of the variability problem. Provide examples for each.

A person with Wernicke's aphasia _____.

Spectrograms of sentences show _____.

The McGurk effect illustrates the importance of _____ on speech perception.

Describe how voice onset times (VOTs) have been used to study categorical perception.

Introduction to Perception

The Beginning of the Perceptual Process

Neural Processing

Cortical Organization

Perceiving Objects and Scenes

Visual Attention

Taking Action

Perceiving Motion

Perceiving Color

Perceiving Depth and Size

Hearing I: Basic Processes and Pitch Perception

Hearing II: Location and Organization

The Cutaneous Senses

The Chemical Senses

Filters