“McGurk effect”
Psychology test shows whether you can “hear” with your eyes
The “McGurk effect” shows how hearing and seeing are connected. In the video you can take the test and see how much the visual influences you.
Hear with your eyes? We actually do this more often than we would probably think. Because we often interpret what we think we hear with our eyes. This creates a connection between what we hear and what we see.
This phenomenon is called the “McGurk effect” and sometimes it plays tricks on us because when someone speaks to us, we not only hear it with our ears, but also perceive the utterance with our eyes. However, our eyes can also mislead us because the movement of our lips may cause us to interpret what is being said differently than what is actually being said.
How does the “McGurk effect” affect you?
Our brain tries to recognize what someone is saying to us not only based on acoustic information, but also based on visual impressions. So we rely not only on our hearing to interpret a conversation, but also on what we see. However, sometimes these can be two different things, as the “McGurk effect” shows. In the video you can test yourself and find out how much the visual influences you when listening.
Sources used: tiktok.com, yourtango.com