Warren showed that when a cough sound replaced the sound of the first /s/ in the word "legislatures," listeners reported hearing _____.
A) just the cough sound where the /s/ was originally
B) just the cough sound because it masked the whole word
C) just the /s/ sound
D) the cough and the /s/ sound, but the cough position was not correctly identified

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Listeners experienced the phonemic restoration effect, where they perceived the /s/ sound despite it being replaced by a cough, and could not correctly identify the position of the cough.

Warren Showed That When a Cough Sound Replaced the Sound