Are you familiar with the “Yanny or Laurel” debate? If so, which name did you hear? Did what you hear ever change if you were reading one of the names when listening to the sound? If you answered “yes” to the questions above, then you might’ve experienced something called the McGurk Effect! Our experience of […]
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Why is it more difficult for adults to learn new languages than it is for kids?
Children seem to be able to pick up languages naturally from a very young age, so why is it different for adults to learn a new language? Researchers think that infancy is a critical period for language development. A critical period is a specific time span during development where children are especially sensitive to their […]