Warren and Warren (1970) found that when a phoneme was removed from the speech signal and replaced with a cough:
A) listeners had difficulty interpreting the sentence
B) listeners were not able to hear the cough
C) listeners knew which sound had been replaced
D) listeners reported hearing the missing phoneme

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Warren and Warren (1970) discovered that when a phoneme in a sentence was replaced with a cough, listeners still reported hearing the missing phoneme, demonstrating the brain's ability to fill in missing speech sounds based on context.

Warren and Warren (1970) Found That When a Phoneme Was