The McGurk Effect

Introduction Demonstration Interesting Facts References

Abstract

Speech perception is the “process which enables one to recognize correctly and record the speech sounds which are spoken”(Fletcher, 1995). The McGurk effect occurs when the image of a speaker saying one syllable is synchronized with the sound of the speaker saying another syllable. It shows that “we can’t help integrate visual speech into what we hear” (The McGurk Effect). The information our brains perceive while watching a recording of the McGurk effect is done “automatically and unconsciously” (The McGurk Effect). If the auditory information that you receive in any situation is not strong enough to match the visual cues you are getting, then it is possible that your brain will perceive the wrong information.

Outline

I. Introduction
II. Experiment
a.Directions
b.Video
c.How it works
III. Fun Facts
a.Audiovisual Integration
b.Infant Studies
c.Temporal Constraints
IV. References