Posted by llrrrpp on August 15, 2006, at 13:49:17
In reply to Re: Do you see what I hear? » Daisym, posted by crazy teresa on August 15, 2006, at 12:39:07
The perceptual phenomenon is known as the McGurk Effect. Basically, the video is of a face saying one syllable, and the Audio is a voice saying another symbol. What we percieve is neither the audio or the video track. A perfect demonstration that perception is mental, and not always reflective of the physical reality (Plato's Cave, anyone?)
http://ccms.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/Phonetics%20II%20page%20seventeen.htm
Humans mostly perceive language in terms of gist, rather than in terms of actual words. We paraphrase at the same time we listen, and that often leads to misquotes and misunderstandings, because our paraphrasing ability is often colored by our mood, and other important contextual variables.
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