Question 1

Computer speech recognition is

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A)  better than human speech recognition in all conditions. 
B)  better than human speech recognition in accuracy. 
C)  equal in all respects to human speech recognition. 
D)  worse than human speech recognition. 
A)  better than human speech recognition in all conditions. 
B)  better than human speech recognition in accuracy. 
C)  equal in all respects to human speech recognition. 
D)  worse than human speech recognition. D

Question 2

Rubin et al. (1976) asked participants to respond when they heard a word that started with the /b/ sound. The average response time when real words were used was ____; and ______ when non-words were used.

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A)  100 msec; 57 msec 
B)  580 msec; 631 msec 
C)  995 msec; 900 msec 
D)  1.87 sec; 1.88 sec 
A)  100 msec; 57 msec 
B)  580 msec; 631 msec 
C)  995 msec; 900 msec 
D)  1.87 sec; 1.88 sec B

Question 3

Link et al. (2003) studied the perceived meaning of listeners' to the phrase "Let's do lunch sometime," based on the speaker's inflection and emotional state. These are examples of

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A)  indexical characteristics. 
B)  segmentation effects. 
C)  lip reading effects. 
D)  speech shadowing techniques. 
A)  indexical characteristics. 
B)  segmentation effects. 
C)  lip reading effects. 
D)  speech shadowing techniques. A

Question 4

Masakazu is a 4-month-old Japanese infant. When presented the phonemes /r/ and /l/,
He will

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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

Brain scanning research has shown that the ________ is responsible for identifying sounds, and the _____ is responsible for locating sounds.

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A)  "where" (dorsal) stream; what" (ventral) stream 
B)  "what" (ventral) stream; "where" (dorsal) stream 
C)  corpus callosum; "where" (dorsal) stream 
D)  pacinian area; what" (ventral) stream 
A)  "where" (dorsal) stream; what" (ventral) stream 
B)  "what" (ventral) stream; "where" (dorsal) stream 
C)  corpus callosum; "where" (dorsal) stream 
D)  pacinian area; what" (ventral) stream

Question 6

Watkins, using transcranial magnetic stimulation, found that motor-evoked potentials were highest when the participant

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A)  listened to speech sounds. 
B)  listened to non-speech sounds. 
C)  watched someone else's lip movements make speech sounds. 
D)  both heard speech sounds and watched someone else's lips make speech sounds. 
A)  listened to speech sounds. 
B)  listened to non-speech sounds. 
C)  watched someone else's lip movements make speech sounds. 
D)  both heard speech sounds and watched someone else's lips make speech sounds.

Question 7

Micelli et al. (1980) found that brain damage to the parietal lobe caused the patient to have difficulty discriminating between syllables. Micelli et al found that

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A)  all these patients could not understand words. 
B)  all these patients had "word deafness." 
C)  some of these patients could not hear pure tones. 
D)  some of these patients could still understand words. 
A)  all these patients could not understand words. 
B)  all these patients had "word deafness." 
C)  some of these patients could not hear pure tones. 
D)  some of these patients could still understand words.

Question 8

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

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

Question 9

Japanese children at the age of _______ can tell the difference between the /r/ sound and the /l/ sound just as well as American children.

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A)  6 months old 
B)  1 year old 
C)  2 years old 
D)  5 years old 
A)  6 months old 
B)  1 year old 
C)  2 years old 
D)  5 years old

Question 10

A person with Wernicke's aphasia

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A)  has damage to an area of the occipital cortex. 
B)  can comprehend words, but can't produce speech. 
C)  can easily isolate phonemes, but have trouble with word segmentation. 
D)  produces fluent speech, but in nonsensical "word salads." 
A)  has damage to an area of the occipital cortex. 
B)  can comprehend words, but can't produce speech. 
C)  can easily isolate phonemes, but have trouble with word segmentation. 
D)  produces fluent speech, but in nonsensical "word salads."

Question 11

The discovery of ______ is used as support for the motor theory of speech perception.

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A)  Broca's area 
B)  Wernicke's area 
C)  audiovisual mirror neurons 
D)  simple cells in area V1 
A)  Broca's area 
B)  Wernicke's area 
C)  audiovisual mirror neurons 
D)  simple cells in area V1

Question 12

Discuss what information is used by listeners to accomplish speech segmentation.

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The answer of Discuss what information is used by listeners...

Question 13

Spectrograms of sentences show

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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 14

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

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

Question 15

The ubiquitous "Whazzup!" is a sloppy pronunciation of "What's up?" The spectrograms of each of these two spoken phrases would indicate

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A)  no difference in the spectrograms between the two phrases. 
B)  only a difference in the frequency axis between the two phrases. 
C)  that there is a pause in the middle of "What's up?". 
D)  major differences between the two, especially in the middle of the spectrograms. 
A)  no difference in the spectrograms between the two phrases. 
B)  only a difference in the frequency axis between the two phrases. 
C)  that there is a pause in the middle of "What's up?". 
D)  major differences between the two, especially in the middle of the spectrograms.

Question 16

Saffron et al. (1996) found that the ability to use transitional probabilities to segment sounds develops around

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A)  2 months old. 
B)  8 months old. 
C)  2 years old. 
D)  5 years old. 
A)  2 months old. 
B)  8 months old. 
C)  2 years old. 
D)  5 years old.

Question 17

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

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The answer of Discuss two sources of the variability problem....

Question 18

Damage to Broca's area in the frontal lobe results in difficulty

Accepted Answer

A)  in speaking. 
B)  in understanding speech. 
C)  in lip reading. 
D)  in determining phonetic boundaries. 
A)  in speaking. 
B)  in understanding speech. 
C)  in lip reading. 
D)  in determining phonetic boundaries.

Question 19

The vowel sound /ae/ (as in "had") has

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A)  a single formant. 
B)  two formants. 
C)  three formants. 
D)  no formants. 
A)  a single formant. 
B)  two formants. 
C)  three formants. 
D)  no formants.

Question 20

The existence of phonetic boundaries

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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. 
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.

Computer speech recognition is

Rubin et al. (1976) asked participants to respond when they heard a word that started with the /b/ sound. The average response time when real words were used was ; and __ when non-words were used.

Link et al. (2003) studied the perceived meaning of listeners' to the phrase "Let's do lunch sometime," based on the speaker's inflection and emotional state. These are examples of

Masakazu is a 4-month-old Japanese infant. When presented the phonemes /r/ and /l/, He will

Brain scanning research has shown that the ____ is responsible for identifying sounds, and the _ is responsible for locating sounds.

Watkins, using transcranial magnetic stimulation, found that motor-evoked potentials were highest when the participant

Micelli et al. (1980) found that brain damage to the parietal lobe caused the patient to have difficulty discriminating between syllables. Micelli et al 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

Japanese children at the age of _______ can tell the difference between the /r/ sound and the /l/ sound just as well as American children.

A person with Wernicke's aphasia

The discovery of ______ is used as support for the motor theory of speech perception.

Discuss what information is used by listeners to accomplish speech segmentation.

Spectrograms of sentences show

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

The ubiquitous "Whazzup!" is a sloppy pronunciation of "What's up?" The spectrograms of each of these two spoken phrases would indicate

Saffron et al. (1996) found that the ability to use transitional probabilities to segment sounds develops around

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

Damage to Broca's area in the frontal lobe results in difficulty

The vowel sound /ae/ (as in "had") has

The existence of phonetic boundaries

Introduction to Perception

The Beginnings of Perception

Neural Processing and Perception

Cortical Organization

Perceiving Objects and Scenes

Visual Attention

Taking Action

Perceiving Motion

Perceiving Color

Perceiving Depth and Size

Hearing

Auditory Localization and Organization

The Cutaneous Senses

The Chemical Senses

Filters

Exam 13: Speech Perception

Computer speech recognition is

Rubin et al. (1976) asked participants to respond when they heard a word that started with the /b/ sound. The average response time when real words were used was ____; and ______ when non-words were used.

Link et al. (2003) studied the perceived meaning of listeners' to the phrase "Let's do lunch sometime," based on the speaker's inflection and emotional state. These are examples of

Masakazu is a 4-month-old Japanese infant. When presented the phonemes /r/ and /l/, He will

Brain scanning research has shown that the ________ is responsible for identifying sounds, and the _____ is responsible for locating sounds.

Watkins, using transcranial magnetic stimulation, found that motor-evoked potentials were highest when the participant

Micelli et al. (1980) found that brain damage to the parietal lobe caused the patient to have difficulty discriminating between syllables. Micelli et al 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

Japanese children at the age of _______ can tell the difference between the /r/ sound and the /l/ sound just as well as American children.

A person with Wernicke's aphasia

The discovery of ______ is used as support for the motor theory of speech perception.

Discuss what information is used by listeners to accomplish speech segmentation.

Spectrograms of sentences show

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

The ubiquitous "Whazzup!" is a sloppy pronunciation of "What's up?" The spectrograms of each of these two spoken phrases would indicate

Saffron et al. (1996) found that the ability to use transitional probabilities to segment sounds develops around

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

Damage to Broca's area in the frontal lobe results in difficulty

The vowel sound /ae/ (as in "had") has

The existence of phonetic boundaries

Introduction to Perception

The Beginnings of Perception

Neural Processing and Perception

Cortical Organization

Perceiving Objects and Scenes

Visual Attention

Taking Action

Perceiving Motion

Perceiving Color

Perceiving Depth and Size

Hearing

Auditory Localization and Organization

The Cutaneous Senses

The Chemical Senses

Filters

Rubin et al. (1976) asked participants to respond when they heard a word that started with the /b/ sound. The average response time when real words were used was ; and __ when non-words were used.

Brain scanning research has shown that the ____ is responsible for identifying sounds, and the _ is responsible for locating sounds.