What can we conclude about the two major explanations for speech perception?

a. Humans show categorical perception for nonspeech sounds, which argues against a phonetic module approach.
b. Humans show categorical perception for nonspeech sounds, which argues for a phonetic module approach.
c. Humans cannot use visual cues as aids to the perception of phonemes, which argues against a general mechanism approach.
d. Infants use a general mechanism approach, whereas adults typically use a phonetic module approach.


Ans: a

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