Xiao, a university student in China, and Jess, a university student in the United States, are each listening to an audiotape in their individual rooms.The audiotape is of a mother talking to her 4-year-old child.At one point, the audio on both tapes is covered by static.Xiao and Jess are asked to guess what was said by the mother.Based on research about cultural differences in language, which of the following is the likeliest to happen?

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Cultural differences in language processing suggest that speakers of languages like Chinese, which often emphasize verbs in sentences, are more likely to guess a verb, while speakers of English, which often emphasize nouns, are more likely to guess a noun.

Xiao, a University Student in China, and Jess, a University