Jan hears her brother say,"don't forget the *ist".Although her brother coughed while saying the last word,Jan is certain he said list.Her ability to perceive *ist as the word list is referred to as the
A)continuous perception effect
B)semantic completion effect
C)phonemic-restoration effect
D)McGurk effect

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The phonemic-restoration effect refers to the perceptual phenomenon where listeners can "fill in" missing or obscured speech sounds based on context and prior knowledge. In this case, Jan's ability to hear "list" despite the coughing on the final sound is an example of the phonemic-restoration effect.

Jan Hears Her Brother Say,"don't Forget the *Ist