Question 1

Gernsbacher's "advantage clause recency" produces a significant recency advantage __________.

Accepted Answer

A) for 50-60 milliseconds 
B) for 150 milliseconds 
C) for 1-2 seconds 
D) regardless of the test interval 
A) for 50-60 milliseconds 
B) for 150 milliseconds 
C) for 1-2 seconds 
D) regardless of the test interval B

Question 2

Gestures do not aid in language production.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Research by Zwaan,Stanfield,and Yaxley (2002)has shown that situation model construction of sentences such as The ranger saw the eagle in the sky involves __________.

Accepted Answer

A) propositional coding 
B) semantic case roles 
C) overt cognition 
D) embodied semantics 
A) propositional coding 
B) semantic case roles 
C) overt cognition 
D) embodied semantics D

Question 4

What is the name for estimates of how well one's self has learned something from what he or she has read?

Accepted Answer

A) feeling of knowing 
B) estimates of knowledge 
C) self-reflective assessment 
D) judgments of learning 
A) feeling of knowing 
B) estimates of knowledge 
C) self-reflective assessment 
D) judgments of learning

Question 5

The assumption in eye movement research that readers try to interpret each content word of a text as that word is encountered in the passage is the ________________________.

Accepted Answer

(IMMEDIACY

Question 6

After you have completed your reading of a sentence,word-for-word recall is very poor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following represents direct reference?

Accepted Answer

A) Identity: Michelle bought a computer.It was on sale. 
B) Probable parts: Erick bought a used snowboard.The bindings are broken. 
C) Optional roles: I taught a class yesterday.The chalk tray was empty. 
D) Causes: Gweneth answered a question in class.The professor had called upon her. 
A) Identity: Michelle bought a computer.It was on sale. 
B) Probable parts: Erick bought a used snowboard.The bindings are broken. 
C) Optional roles: I taught a class yesterday.The chalk tray was empty. 
D) Causes: Gweneth answered a question in class.The professor had called upon her.

Question 8

What is the name of the effect that results when people inappropriately get a proper name as an anaphoric reference?

Accepted Answer

(REPEATED

Question 9

Introduction of a new character in a narrative story is most associated with __________.

Accepted Answer

A) mapping 
B) shifting 
C) foundation building 
D) suppression 
A) mapping 
B) shifting 
C) foundation building 
D) suppression

Question 10

The connections between concepts in an utterance are called ____________,and the intended reference of an utterance is called ____________.

Accepted Answer

(INFERENCE

Question 11

What is the region of proximal learning?

Accepted Answer

A) age-appropriate reading materials 
B) age-appropriate classroom styles 
C) the time of day when a person is most alert (because of circadian rhythms) 
D) information that is just beyond one's current level of knowledge 
A) age-appropriate reading materials 
B) age-appropriate classroom styles 
C) the time of day when a person is most alert (because of circadian rhythms) 
D) information that is just beyond one's current level of knowledge

Question 12

Pragmatics in language comprehension do not take into account real-world knowledge.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

There is no evidence that contradicts the immediacy and eye-mind assumptions in eye-tracking research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT an online measure of language comprehension processes in cognition?

Accepted Answer

A) reading time 
B) word naming 
C) lexical decision 
D) recall 
A) reading time 
B) word naming 
C) lexical decision 
D) recall

Question 15

The process of comprehension in Gernsbacher's theory,of building a mental representation of the meaning of sentences,is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) the situation model 
B) structure building 
C) suppression 
D) the process model 
A) the situation model 
B) structure building 
C) suppression 
D) the process model

Question 16

If people memorize a map,and then traverse in a virtual environment,rather than read a text,the availability of knowledge about objects in the environment __________.

Accepted Answer

A) is the same as it would be for people who read 
B) is worse than for people who read 
C) shows a different pattern compared to people who read 
D) is better than it would be for people read 
A) is the same as it would be for people who read 
B) is worse than for people who read 
C) shows a different pattern compared to people who read 
D) is better than it would be for people read

Question 17

Situation models do all of the following EXCEPT __________.

Accepted Answer

A) represent a possible world described in a passage of text 
B) represent the propositional coding of the information 
C) include inferences drawn while comprehending 
D) include spatial and temporal information 
A) represent a possible world described in a passage of text 
B) represent the propositional coding of the information 
C) include inferences drawn while comprehending 
D) include spatial and temporal information

Question 18

Monitoring how well you understand something is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) personal insight 
B) linguistic apprehension 
C) metacomprehension 
D) impossible 
A) personal insight 
B) linguistic apprehension 
C) metacomprehension 
D) impossible

Question 19

Describe two pieces of research that support the general idea of drawing inferences as a stage of online comprehension.

Accepted Answer

Research conducted by Albrecht and O'Bri

Question 20

Less skilled readers resolve pronouns as well as more skilled readers,but only when they are integrating meanings together.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Gernsbacher's "advantage clause recency" produces a significant recency advantage __________.

Gestures do not aid in language production.

Research by Zwaan,Stanfield,and Yaxley (2002)has shown that situation model construction of sentences such as The ranger saw the eagle in the sky involves __________.

What is the name for estimates of how well one's self has learned something from what he or she has read?

The assumption in eye movement research that readers try to interpret each content word of a text as that word is encountered in the passage is the ________________________.

After you have completed your reading of a sentence,word-for-word recall is very poor.

Which of the following represents direct reference?

What is the name of the effect that results when people inappropriately get a proper name as an anaphoric reference?

Introduction of a new character in a narrative story is most associated with __________.

The connections between concepts in an utterance are called ,and the intended reference of an utterance is called .

What is the region of proximal learning?

Pragmatics in language comprehension do not take into account real-world knowledge.

There is no evidence that contradicts the immediacy and eye-mind assumptions in eye-tracking research.

Which of the following is NOT an online measure of language comprehension processes in cognition?

The process of comprehension in Gernsbacher's theory,of building a mental representation of the meaning of sentences,is __________.

If people memorize a map,and then traverse in a virtual environment,rather than read a text,the availability of knowledge about objects in the environment __________.

Situation models do all of the following EXCEPT __________.

Monitoring how well you understand something is __________.

Describe two pieces of research that support the general idea of drawing inferences as a stage of online comprehension.

Less skilled readers resolve pronouns as well as more skilled readers,but only when they are integrating meanings together.

Cognitive Psychology: An Introduction

Cognitive Neuroscience and Cognitive Science

Sensation and Perception

Attention

Short-Term Working Memory

Learning and Remembering

Knowing

Using Knowledge in the Real World

Language

Decisions, Judgments, and Reasoning

Problem Solving

Cognition and Emotion

Cognitive Development

Filters

Exam 10: Comprehension: Written and Spoken Language

Gernsbacher's "advantage clause recency" produces a significant recency advantage __________.

Gestures do not aid in language production.

Research by Zwaan,Stanfield,and Yaxley (2002)has shown that situation model construction of sentences such as The ranger saw the eagle in the sky involves __________.

What is the name for estimates of how well one's self has learned something from what he or she has read?

The assumption in eye movement research that readers try to interpret each content word of a text as that word is encountered in the passage is the ________________________.

After you have completed your reading of a sentence,word-for-word recall is very poor.

Which of the following represents direct reference?

What is the name of the effect that results when people inappropriately get a proper name as an anaphoric reference?

Introduction of a new character in a narrative story is most associated with __________.

The connections between concepts in an utterance are called ____________,and the intended reference of an utterance is called ____________.

What is the region of proximal learning?

Pragmatics in language comprehension do not take into account real-world knowledge.

There is no evidence that contradicts the immediacy and eye-mind assumptions in eye-tracking research.

Which of the following is NOT an online measure of language comprehension processes in cognition?

The process of comprehension in Gernsbacher's theory,of building a mental representation of the meaning of sentences,is __________.

If people memorize a map,and then traverse in a virtual environment,rather than read a text,the availability of knowledge about objects in the environment __________.

Situation models do all of the following EXCEPT __________.

Monitoring how well you understand something is __________.

Describe two pieces of research that support the general idea of drawing inferences as a stage of online comprehension.

Less skilled readers resolve pronouns as well as more skilled readers,but only when they are integrating meanings together.

Cognitive Psychology: An Introduction

Cognitive Neuroscience and Cognitive Science

Sensation and Perception

Attention

Short-Term Working Memory

Learning and Remembering

Knowing

Using Knowledge in the Real World

Language

Decisions, Judgments, and Reasoning

Problem Solving

Cognition and Emotion

Cognitive Development

Filters

The connections between concepts in an utterance are called ,and the intended reference of an utterance is called .