The McGurk Effect

Which sense do you think is more dominant....

taste or smell?

seeing or hearing?

touch or taste?

Watch:

The McGurk Effect


While watching, fill the gaps:

At any ___ moment we are being ____________ by sensory information.

Our brains do a ____________ job of making sense of it ___.

It seems easy _________ to separate the sounds we hear from the ______ we see, but there is one illusion that reveals this ____ always the _____.

In the illusion, _____ we see ___________ what we hear.

If we close our eyes we actually hear the sound ___ it ___.

If we open our eyes, we actually see how the mouth movements can influence _____ we’re hearing.

What’s remarkable about this illusion ___ even knowing how it’s _______ doesn’t seem to ____ a difference.

The speech brain just takes in that information. It doesn't care what _______ knowledge you bring to _____.

_______________

Check

 

At any one moment we are being bombarded by sensory information.

Our brains do a remarkable job of making sense of it all.

It seems easy enough to separate the sounds we hear from the sights we see, but there is one illusion that reveals this isn't always the case.

In the illusion, what we see overrides what we hear.

If we close our eyes we actually hear the sound as it is.

If we open our eyes, we actually see how the mouth movements can influence what we’re hearing.

What’s remarkable about this illusion is even knowing how it’s done doesn’t seem to make a difference.

The speech brain just takes in that information. It doesn't care what outside knowledge you bring to bear.

Kahoot quiz

Seeing is Believing