The influence of visual information on auditory lateralization

Author: SÆTREVIK, BJøRN

Source: Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, Volume 51, Number 4, August 2010 , pp. 290-293(4)

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Abstract:

Sætrevik, B. (2010). The influence of visual information on auditory lateralization. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology.

The classic McGurk study showed that presentation of one syllable in the visual modality simultaneous with a different syllable in the auditory modality creates the perception of a third, not presented syllable. The current study presented dichotic syllable pairs (one in each ear) simultaneously with video clips of a mouth pronouncing the syllables from one of the ears, or pronouncing a syllable that was not part of the dichotic pair. When asked to report the auditory stimuli, responses were shifted towards selecting the auditory stimulus from the side that matched the visual stimulus.

Keywords: Dichotic listening; audio-visual integration; language perception; McGurk effect

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9450.2010.00824.x

Publication date: 2010-08-01