An illusion in which participants hear sounds that are masked by white noise, but context makes the missing sound apparent, is known as ______.
A)word segmentation
B)the McGurk effect
C)the Krantz effect
D)the phonemic restoration effect

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The phonemic restoration effect is when participants hear sounds that are obscured by white noise, but their context makes the missing sound apparent. This illustrates how the brain fills in missing information based on expectations and prior knowledge. Choice A, word segmentation, refers to the ability to break down a continuous stream of speech into individual words. Choice B, the McGurk effect, is a perceptual phenomenon where the visual information of mouth movements can alter what we hear. Choice C, the Krantz effect, is not a known phenomenon in psychology.

An Illusion in Which Participants Hear Sounds That Are Masked