Hey, Sybil -- Can you give me an example of what you mean when you say you're wondering "why vision does not override the auditory cues when there is conflicting information - as it does for other modalities"?
m ------- Marc L Carter Associate Professor and Chair Department of Psychology Baker University College of Arts & Sciences ------- > -----Original Message----- > From: Sybil Streeter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 10:27 AM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: [tips] Question: McGurk effect and visual dominance > > 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]) > --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
