The McGurk effect is significant in that it illustrates that:
A) we use both auditory and visual information in perceiving speech sounds
B) listeners fill in missing auditory information by using context
C) speech sounds are more accurately perceived within a phrase than in isolation
D) we are better able to perceive speech when we know the topic of the speech

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The McGurk effect demonstrates that we integrate both auditory and visual information in our perception of speech sounds. This phenomenon occurs when hearing one sound but seeing a different mouth movement, resulting in a perception of a completely different sound.

The McGurk Effect Is Significant in That It Illustrates That