Participants are willing to put a sound into a category they would not otherwise choose if the result makes a word: "kiss" is a word, "giss" is not, and this influences our categorical perception of the ambiguous phoneme. This is known as a:

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This phenomenon is known as a Lexical identification shift, where the knowledge that a sound sequence forms a recognizable word influences the perception and categorization of ambiguous phonemes, leading participants to categorize sounds in a way that forms meaningful words.

Participants Are Willing to Put a Sound into a Category