An investigation of audiovisual speech perception using the McGurk effect

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dc.contributor.advisorBeauchamp, Michael S.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberDannemiller, James L.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBeier, Margaret E.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberSchnur, Tatiana T.
dc.creatorBasu Mallick, Debshila
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-04T20:01:35Z
dc.date.available2015-05-01T05:01:02Z
dc.date.created2014-05
dc.date.issued2014-04-14
dc.date.submittedMay 2014
dc.date.updated2014-08-04T20:01:35Z
dc.description.abstractIntegrating information from the auditory and visual modalities is vital for speech perception. In this thesis, I describe two studies of audiovisual speech perception that make use of an audiovisual illusion known as the McGurk effect. In the McGurk effect, two different syllables presented simultaneously in auditory and visual modalities are fused and perceived as a novel syllable (McGurk & MacDonald, 1976). In the first study, we conducted a large-scale assessment of the McGurk effect across fourteen McGurk stimuli tested in up to 165 participants. This study revealed that McGurk perception is characterized by wide variability across stimuli. The second study investigated whether phonetic identification training could increase McGurk perception. This study showed that participants improved on the training task, but there was no increase in McGurk perception.
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dc.identifier.citationBasu Mallick, Debshila. "An investigation of audiovisual speech perception using the McGurk effect." (2014) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/76346">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/76346</a>.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/76346
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectAudiovisual
dc.subjectMcGurk effect
dc.subjectSpeech perception
dc.subjectIllusions
dc.subjectMultisensory integration
dc.subjectSystems
dc.subjectCognitive neuroscience
dc.titleAn investigation of audiovisual speech perception using the McGurk effect
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.materialText
thesis.degree.departmentPsychology
thesis.degree.disciplineSocial Sciences
thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts
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