Web Activity 7.5 The McGurk effect

Speech Perception

Click on the link below, to see a demonstration of the McGurk effect.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73LE1vKGfy4

What sound do you hear? Now try playing the clip again, but close your eyes as you listen to it. Has your perception of the sound shifted?

This clip combines an audio stream of a man repeating the syllable ba with a video stream of a man repeating the syllable ga. When viewing it, most people report hearing da.

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