Question 1

Loftus and Zanni (1975)had participants watch a film of an automobile accident.They found that participants were more likely to report a broken headlight when asked:

Accepted Answer

A)  "Did you see a broken headlight?" 
B)  "Did you see her broken headlight?" 
C)  "Did you see his broken headlight?" 
D)  "Did you see the broken headlight?" 
A)  "Did you see a broken headlight?" 
B)  "Did you see her broken headlight?" 
C)  "Did you see his broken headlight?" 
D)  "Did you see the broken headlight?"

Question 2

Unambiguous sentences result in _____ activiation of Broca's area (compared with ambiguous sentences).

Accepted Answer

A)  greater 
B)  less 
C)  equal 
D)  no 
A)  greater 
B)  less 
C)  equal 
D)  no

Question 3

Given "The splinter was removed quickly.Shelly liked the new tweezers," the sentence "Shelly's mom removed the splinter" is an example of a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  direct statement. 
B)  backward inference. 
C)  bridging inference. 
D)  elaborative inference. 
A)  direct statement. 
B)  backward inference. 
C)  bridging inference. 
D)  elaborative inference.

Question 4

ERP recordings indicate that semantic and syntactic violations elicit:

Accepted Answer

A)  different responses in different locations in the brain. 
B)  different responses in the same locations in the brain. 
C)  the same responses in different locations in the brain. 
D)  the same responses in the same locations in the brain. 
A)  different responses in different locations in the brain. 
B)  different responses in the same locations in the brain. 
C)  the same responses in different locations in the brain. 
D)  the same responses in the same locations in the brain.

Question 5

_____ refers to using background knowledge to interpret the linguistic input for storage.

Accepted Answer

A)  Comprehension 
B)  Perception 
C)  Parsing 
D)  Utilization 
A)  Comprehension 
B)  Perception 
C)  Parsing 
D)  Utilization

Question 6

What are the two basic sources of syntactic information that guide us in parsing sentences?

Accepted Answer

Word order

Question 7

Describe the bases for resolving pronominal reference.

Accepted Answer

Just and Carpenter (1987)noted a number

Question 8

Language comprehension involves:

Accepted Answer

A)  much of the brain. 
B)  only the left hemisphere. 
C)  only the right hemisphere. 
D)  only Broca's and Wernicke's areas. 
A)  much of the brain. 
B)  only the left hemisphere. 
C)  only the right hemisphere. 
D)  only Broca's and Wernicke's areas.

Question 9

Which is NOT one of the three steps that has been identified as part of the language comprehension process?

Accepted Answer

A)  perceptual processes 
B)  coding 
C)  parsing 
D)  utilization 
A)  perceptual processes 
B)  coding 
C)  parsing 
D)  utilization

Question 10

According to the interactive processing position,semantics and syntax are combined:

Accepted Answer

A)  at all levels of processing. 
B)  at the lower levels of processing. 
C)  at the higher levels of processing. 
D)  during the initial phase of language processing. 
A)  at all levels of processing. 
B)  at the lower levels of processing. 
C)  at the higher levels of processing. 
D)  during the initial phase of language processing.

Question 11

The experiments done by Corbett and Chang (1983)and Ehrlich and Rayner (1983)regarding pronominal reference provide evidence that contradicts which theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  the principle of minimal attachment 
B)  the immediacy-of-processing principle 
C)  the bridging inference principle 
D)  the parsing law of sentences 
A)  the principle of minimal attachment 
B)  the immediacy-of-processing principle 
C)  the bridging inference principle 
D)  the parsing law of sentences

Question 12

What is the principle of minimal attachment?

Accepted Answer

It is a principle stating that

Question 13

How are phrases processed?

Accepted Answer

Research shows that participan

Question 14

When semantic and syntactic information conflict,comprehenders _____ rely on the plausible semantic interpretation of the sentence.

Accepted Answer

A)  always 
B)  sometimes 
C)  rarely 
D)  never 
A)  always 
B)  sometimes 
C)  rarely 
D)  never

Question 15

Comprehenders have the best memory for _____ constituent(s)of a sentence.

Accepted Answer

A)  the first 
B)  the last 
C)  both the first and last 
D)  Comprehenders have equal memory for every constituent of a sentence. 
A)  the first 
B)  the last 
C)  both the first and last 
D)  Comprehenders have equal memory for every constituent of a sentence.

Question 16

The meaning of a sentence is defined in terms of the _____ structure.

Accepted Answer

A)  word 
B)  phrase 
C)  clause 
D)  sentence 
A)  word 
B)  phrase 
C)  clause 
D)  sentence

Question 17

Given "The splinter was removed quickly.Shelly's mom used new tweezers," the sentence "Shelly's mom removed the splinter" is an example of a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  direct statement. 
B)  bridging inference. 
C)  elaborative inference. 
D)  forward inference. 
A)  direct statement. 
B)  bridging inference. 
C)  elaborative inference. 
D)  forward inference.

Question 18

A _____ model consists of the major points of the story.

Accepted Answer

A)  propositional 
B)  situation 
C)  story 
D)  surface 
A)  propositional 
B)  situation 
C)  story 
D)  surface

Question 19

The principle of minimal attachment applies to which topic?

Accepted Answer

A)  phrase structure interpretation in sentences 
B)  the parsing of constituent structure in sentences 
C)  the role of parental attention in the development of children's language abilities 
D)  individual differences in the amount of communication between the language areas of the brain 
A)  phrase structure interpretation in sentences 
B)  the parsing of constituent structure in sentences 
C)  the role of parental attention in the development of children's language abilities 
D)  individual differences in the amount of communication between the language areas of the brain

Question 20

Broca's area is usually more active when dealing with less complex sentence structures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Loftus and Zanni (1975)had participants watch a film of an automobile accident.They found that participants were more likely to report a broken headlight when asked:

Unambiguous sentences result in _____ activiation of Broca's area (compared with ambiguous sentences).

Given "The splinter was removed quickly.Shelly liked the new tweezers," the sentence "Shelly's mom removed the splinter" is an example of a(n):

ERP recordings indicate that semantic and syntactic violations elicit:

_____ refers to using background knowledge to interpret the linguistic input for storage.

What are the two basic sources of syntactic information that guide us in parsing sentences?

Describe the bases for resolving pronominal reference.

Language comprehension involves:

Which is NOT one of the three steps that has been identified as part of the language comprehension process?

According to the interactive processing position,semantics and syntax are combined:

The experiments done by Corbett and Chang (1983)and Ehrlich and Rayner (1983)regarding pronominal reference provide evidence that contradicts which theory?

What is the principle of minimal attachment?

How are phrases processed?

When semantic and syntactic information conflict,comprehenders _____ rely on the plausible semantic interpretation of the sentence.

Comprehenders have the best memory for _____ constituent(s)of a sentence.

The meaning of a sentence is defined in terms of the _____ structure.

Given "The splinter was removed quickly.Shelly's mom used new tweezers," the sentence "Shelly's mom removed the splinter" is an example of a(n):

A _____ model consists of the major points of the story.

The principle of minimal attachment applies to which topic?

Broca's area is usually more active when dealing with less complex sentence structures.

The Science of Cognition

Perception

Attention and Performance

Mental Imagery

Representation of Knowledge

Human Memory: Encoding and Storage

Human Memory: Retention and Retrieval

Problem Solving

Expertise

Reasoning

Decision Making

Language Structure

Individual Differences in Cognition

Filters

Exam 13: Language Comprehension

Loftus and Zanni (1975)had participants watch a film of an automobile accident.They found that participants were more likely to report a broken headlight when asked:

Unambiguous sentences result in _____ activiation of Broca's area (compared with ambiguous sentences).

Given "The splinter was removed quickly.Shelly liked the new tweezers," the sentence "Shelly's mom removed the splinter" is an example of a(n):

ERP recordings indicate that semantic and syntactic violations elicit:

_____ refers to using background knowledge to interpret the linguistic input for storage.

What are the two basic sources of syntactic information that guide us in parsing sentences?

Describe the bases for resolving pronominal reference.

Language comprehension involves:

Which is NOT one of the three steps that has been identified as part of the language comprehension process?

According to the interactive processing position,semantics and syntax are combined:

The experiments done by Corbett and Chang (1983)and Ehrlich and Rayner (1983)regarding pronominal reference provide evidence that contradicts which theory?

What is the principle of minimal attachment?

How are phrases processed?

When semantic and syntactic information conflict,comprehenders _____ rely on the plausible semantic interpretation of the sentence.

Comprehenders have the best memory for _____ constituent(s)of a sentence.

The meaning of a sentence is defined in terms of the _____ structure.

Given "The splinter was removed quickly.Shelly's mom used new tweezers," the sentence "Shelly's mom removed the splinter" is an example of a(n):

A _____ model consists of the major points of the story.

The principle of minimal attachment applies to which topic?

Broca's area is usually more active when dealing with less complex sentence structures.

The Science of Cognition

Perception

Attention and Performance

Mental Imagery

Representation of Knowledge

Human Memory: Encoding and Storage

Human Memory: Retention and Retrieval

Problem Solving

Expertise

Reasoning

Decision Making

Language Structure

Individual Differences in Cognition

Filters