Multiple Choice
People heard a cough or a tone replace the first "s" in the word legislatures.What conclusion did the result support?
A) A brief intrusive sound blocks out a whole word.
B) We hear each word separately, independently of its context.
C) We hear letters one at a time and then combine them.
D) We perceive a word as a whole, not as separate letters.
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