People heard a cough or a tone replace the first "s" in the word legislatures.What conclusion did the result support?
A)A brief intrusive sound blocks out a whole word.
B)We hear each word separately, independently of its context.
C)We hear letters one at a time and then combine them.
D)We perceive a word as a whole, not as separate letters.

Question

People heard a cough or a tone replace the first "s" in the word legislatures.What conclusion did the result support?​
A)A brief intrusive sound blocks out a whole word.
B)​We hear each word separately, independently of its context.
C)​We hear letters one at a time and then combine them.
D)​We perceive a word as a whole, not as separate letters.

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The result that people heard a cough or a tone replace the first "s" in the word legislatures supports the conclusion that we perceive a word as a whole, not as separate letters. This suggests that we process words as a unit rather than individual letters.

People Heard a Cough or a Tone Replace the First