While you're watching a late night talk show,a guest says something he is not allowed to say on the air.Even though part of the word in question is "bleeped out",you still hear the word.This is called the ____________ effect.

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Phonemic restoration is a perceptual phenomenon in which the brain fills in missing sounds based on context and prior knowledge. In the situation described, the bleeped-out portion of the word creates a context that allows the brain to "restore" the missing sound, resulting in the perception of the entire word. Coarticulation refers to the articulation of one sound influencing the pronunciation of a neighboring sound, sound completion is not a recognized term in phonetics or linguistics, and missing sound is not an accurate description of the phenomenon in question.

While You're Watching a Late Night Talk Show,a Guest Says