According to the general mechanism approach, speech perception can be explained by
a. the same kind of learning mechanisms that humans use in acquiring other cognitive skills.
b. an innate ability to acquire language.
c. a neural unit in the temporal lobe of the cortex that is "programmed" shortly before birth.
d. listeners' skills in coordinating phonemes with the lip position of a speaker.
Ans: a
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