Participants Listen to a Series of Sentences Played Against a Background

Multiple Choice

Participants listen to a series of sentences played against a background of noise. Some of the sentences are identical to sentences heard earlier (without the noise) , but other sentences heard in the noise are new. In this setting, participants will perceive

A) the unfamiliar sentences heard as louder than the familiar sentences.
B) the unfamiliar sentences as being clearer than the familiar sentences.
C) the noise as being less loud when it accompanies the familiar sentences.
D) no difference between the unfamiliar and the familiar sentences.