In a study by Holt (2005), participants listened to speech sounds, such as "ga" or "da," that were preceded by series of non-speech sounds. The research found that ______.
A. the more non-speech sounds that were presented, the more likely the "ga" or "da" sound was to be heard as speech
B. the more non-speech sounds that were presented, the more likely that participants heard illusory distracting noise
C. the patterns of the non-speech sounds influenced whether participants perceived the speech sounds correctly
D. the number and pattern of non-speech sounds did not influence how participants perceived the speech sounds
Answer: C
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