Hi all I am teaching Sensation and Perception for the first time and have a question regarding an upcoming lecture.
I have completed the visual system and made some strong points about visual dominance (thanks in part to a clever pair of prism goggles generously provided by Don McBurney). As I review the McGurk effect, I am wondering why visual dominance doesn't apply here. Listeners are shown a person whose lips are saying "ga", the audio plays "ba", but they report hearing "da". Goldstein (2007) and Sekuler & Blake (2002) explain this effect by saying that visual information has a strong effect on what we hear. I am wondering why vision does not override the auditory cues when there is conflicting information - as it does for other modalities. Can anyone help provide a more detailed explanation or point me toward a source? Thanks in advance! Sybil ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Sybil Streeter 4211 Sennott Square Department of Psychology University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15260 --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
