Jessica looks at Ashlee on a videotape. Ashlee's lips are making the movement for the sound /ga-ga/, but the sound that is actually presented is the acoustic signal for /ba-ba/. What sound is Jessica most likely to report hearing?

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This is an example of the McGurk effect, where conflicting visual and auditory information leads to a third perception. In this case, the combination of visual /ga-ga/ and auditory /ba-ba/ often results in the perception of /da-da/.

Jessica Looks at Ashlee on a Videotape