An investigation of audiovisual speech perception using the McGurk effect

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dc.contributor.advisorBeauchamp, Michael S.en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberDannemiller, James L.en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBeier, Margaret E.en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberSchnur, Tatiana T.en_US
dc.creatorBasu Mallick, Debshilaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-04T20:01:35Zen_US
dc.date.available2015-05-01T05:01:02Zen_US
dc.date.created2014-05en_US
dc.date.issued2014-04-14en_US
dc.date.submittedMay 2014en_US
dc.date.updated2014-08-04T20:01:35Zen_US
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.en_US
dc.embargo.terms2015-05-01en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
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>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/76346en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectAudiovisualen_US
dc.subjectMcGurk effecten_US
dc.subjectSpeech perceptionen_US
dc.subjectIllusionsen_US
dc.subjectMultisensory integrationen_US
dc.subjectSystemsen_US
dc.subjectCognitive neuroscienceen_US
dc.titleAn investigation of audiovisual speech perception using the McGurk effecten_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentPsychologyen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineSocial Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen_US
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