Exam 10: Comprehension: Written and Spoken Language

The assumption that readers try to interpret each content word of a text as that word is encountered in the passage-that is,we do not take in a group of words before starting to process them-is __________.

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Question 41

What are the two fundamental assumptions of using eye movement data to analyze language processing?

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Question 42

Work in cognitive science has shown that research and findings from language comprehension can be extended to understanding how people process __________.

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Question 43

Which is NOT true of sentences with definite and indefinite articles?

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Question 44

When reading a text,people always read a person's name faster the second time they encounter it.

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Question 45

The finding that people read more slowly when they encounter a name anaphor in a text demonstrates __________.

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Question 46

"Turn yielding" cues include all but __________.

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Question 47

What is it called when people spend time trying to learn information that is beyond their current level of knowledge?

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Question 48

The labor in vain effect reflects __________.

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Question 49

Every theory of comprehension must include reference and inference processing.

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Question 50

What are three levels of representation in language comprehension,and which of these best corresponds to our everyday understanding of "understanding"?

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Question 51

People are more likely to make _ inferences than _ inferences.

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Question 52

If,prior to a guest speaker coming in,your boss noted "the water glasses are empty," which would be true?

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Question 53

Work on gesture and language production and comprehension suggests that gestures __________.

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Question 54

Just & Carpenter examined fixation durations to investigate comprehension time at the level of ideas and propositions.

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Question 55

What is the repeated name penalty?

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Question 56

Sarcastic statements generally violate conversational maxims.T

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Question 57

A speech act is the act of producing a spoken speech signal.

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Question 58

In language,a comprehension measure in an experiment that gets at cognitive processes that occurring at that time is said to b __________.:

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Question 59

The act of using a pronoun or possessive (or synonym)to refer back to a previously mentioned concept is __________.

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The assumption that readers try to interpret each content word of a text as that word is encountered in the passage-that is,we do not take in a group of words before starting to process them-is __________.

What are the two fundamental assumptions of using eye movement data to analyze language processing?

Work in cognitive science has shown that research and findings from language comprehension can be extended to understanding how people process __________.

Which is NOT true of sentences with definite and indefinite articles?

When reading a text,people always read a person's name faster the second time they encounter it.

The finding that people read more slowly when they encounter a name anaphor in a text demonstrates __________.

"Turn yielding" cues include all but __________.

What is it called when people spend time trying to learn information that is beyond their current level of knowledge?

The labor in vain effect reflects __________.

Every theory of comprehension must include reference and inference processing.

What are three levels of representation in language comprehension,and which of these best corresponds to our everyday understanding of "understanding"?

People are more likely to make _ inferences than _ inferences.

If,prior to a guest speaker coming in,your boss noted "the water glasses are empty," which would be true?

Work on gesture and language production and comprehension suggests that gestures __________.

Just & Carpenter examined fixation durations to investigate comprehension time at the level of ideas and propositions.

What is the repeated name penalty?

Sarcastic statements generally violate conversational maxims.T

A speech act is the act of producing a spoken speech signal.

In language,a comprehension measure in an experiment that gets at cognitive processes that occurring at that time is said to b __________.:

The act of using a pronoun or possessive (or synonym)to refer back to a previously mentioned concept is __________.

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

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Exam 10: Comprehension: Written and Spoken Language

The assumption that readers try to interpret each content word of a text as that word is encountered in the passage-that is,we do not take in a group of words before starting to process them-is __________.

What are the two fundamental assumptions of using eye movement data to analyze language processing?

Work in cognitive science has shown that research and findings from language comprehension can be extended to understanding how people process __________.

Which is NOT true of sentences with definite and indefinite articles?

When reading a text,people always read a person's name faster the second time they encounter it.

The finding that people read more slowly when they encounter a name anaphor in a text demonstrates __________.

"Turn yielding" cues include all but __________.

What is it called when people spend time trying to learn information that is beyond their current level of knowledge?

The labor in vain effect reflects __________.

Every theory of comprehension must include reference and inference processing.

What are three levels of representation in language comprehension,and which of these best corresponds to our everyday understanding of "understanding"?

People are more likely to make _____________ inferences than _____________ inferences.

If,prior to a guest speaker coming in,your boss noted "the water glasses are empty," which would be true?

Work on gesture and language production and comprehension suggests that gestures __________.

Just & Carpenter examined fixation durations to investigate comprehension time at the level of ideas and propositions.

What is the repeated name penalty?

Sarcastic statements generally violate conversational maxims.T

A speech act is the act of producing a spoken speech signal.

In language,a comprehension measure in an experiment that gets at cognitive processes that occurring at that time is said to b __________.:

The act of using a pronoun or possessive (or synonym)to refer back to a previously mentioned concept is __________.

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

People are more likely to make _ inferences than _ inferences.