Multiple Choice
Refer to the figure. Based on the results of the experiment illustrated, how does context affect a subject's ability to make sense of the ambiguous component in the sentence Put the apple on the towel in the box?
A) The pencil does not aid the listener in A, but the apple in B provides context, helping the subject avoid confusion.
B) The listener is confused in both A and B. Since they do not know to look only at the apple on the towel, they look at the single apple first.
C) The time spent looking at the towel in A demonstrates a clear understanding of the sentence.
D) The two sets of timelines of eye-gaze duration in A and B show that context does not affect the listener's ability to disambiguate sentence.
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