What do you hear with?
This is my favorite video that I can find on the McGurk effect. Ignore the German, and listen to what is being said. When you see the man speaking, what do you hear? Da da or ba ba? When you no longer see the man, what do you hear?
The McGurk effect says that we hear with more than just our ears. A majority of people will hear da da when they are watching the person speak, and ba ba when they are not watching the person speak. Did you hear a difference?
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4 comments:
That sort of creepy!
Ugh.... that IS sort of creepy.
It is a little creepy. But still fascinating that you hear with your ears AND eyes.
I heard "ba" both times but I could tell he was mouthing "da". Perhaps this comes from lots of experience watching dubbed episodes of Sex and the City and trying to figure out what they are saying in English by reading their lips...
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