Question 1

What is the labor in vain effect?

Accepted Answer

A) when people spend time trying to learn information that is beyond their current level of knowledge 
B) trying to teach someone who is not motivated to learn 
C) working hard to get someone to understand what you are saying only to find out that he or she had the wrong idea all along 
D) Teaching someone something,only to have him or her forget it soon after 
A) when people spend time trying to learn information that is beyond their current level of knowledge 
B) trying to teach someone who is not motivated to learn 
C) working hard to get someone to understand what you are saying only to find out that he or she had the wrong idea all along 
D) Teaching someone something,only to have him or her forget it soon after

Question 2

Consider: phoneme detection is harder if the phoneme occurred in an ambiguous word (e.g.,/b/ in BOXER from "Ken liked the boxer").Which concept is MOST related?

Accepted Answer

A) online comprehension task 
B) pragmatic task 
C) case grammar 
D) transformational grammar 
A) online comprehension task 
B) pragmatic task 
C) case grammar 
D) transformational grammar

Question 3

Situation models likely involve __________ qualities.

Accepted Answer

A) numinous 
B) perceptual 
C) authoritative 
D) dualist 
A) numinous 
B) perceptual 
C) authoritative 
D) dualist

Question 4

__________ is a principle measure of online reading comprehension.

Accepted Answer

A) Think-aloud procedure 
B) Gaze duration 
C) ERP 
D) Accuracy 
A) Think-aloud procedure 
B) Gaze duration 
C) ERP 
D) Accuracy

Question 5

What is the role of pragmatics in sentence comprehension?

Accepted Answer

Pragmatics plays a crucial role in sente

Question 6

References have to occur within the same sentence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What is the name of the study of extralinguistic factors that influences language processing?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the name of the study...

Question 8

Which is NOT part of Gernsbacher's structure-building framework?

Accepted Answer

A) shifting 
B) laying a foundation 
C) mapping information 
D) pragmatic assessment 
A) shifting 
B) laying a foundation 
C) mapping information 
D) pragmatic assessment

Question 9

Rather than deliberate manipulations based on direct and second-order theories,conversational utterances are largely based on __________.

Accepted Answer

A) conventional analysis 
B) egocentric perspectives 
C) availability bias 
D) cognitive resource maintenance 
A) conventional analysis 
B) egocentric perspectives 
C) availability bias 
D) cognitive resource maintenance

Question 10

How does embodied cognition influence language processing?

Accepted Answer

Embodied cognition influences language p

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) word lists 
B) snapshots 
C) nonsense syllables 
D) films 
A) word lists 
B) snapshots 
C) nonsense syllables 
D) films

Question 12

Alluding to a concept using another name is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) deceptive 
B) reference 
C) authorized inference 
D) unauthorized inference 
A) deceptive 
B) reference 
C) authorized inference 
D) unauthorized inference

Question 13

Which provides evidence for structure building?

Accepted Answer

A) bridging 
B) mapping 
C) advantage of clause recency 
D) suppression 
A) bridging 
B) mapping 
C) advantage of clause recency 
D) suppression

Question 14

Poor readers are less adept at suppressing irrelevant information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

During reading,the eye remains fixated on a word as long as the word is being actively processed.This reflects __________.

Accepted Answer

A) eye-mind assumption 
B) immediacy assumption 
C) direct reference 
D) the "assist" function 
A) eye-mind assumption 
B) immediacy assumption 
C) direct reference 
D) the "assist" function

Question 16

What is a speech act?

Accepted Answer

A) any kind of explicit speech 
B) pretending to speak,but not really doing it 
C) the intended consequence of what is said 
D) early language attempts by infants 
A) any kind of explicit speech 
B) pretending to speak,but not really doing it 
C) the intended consequence of what is said 
D) early language attempts by infants

Question 17

A __________ is a memory representation of a possible word situation.For example,a representation of the situation described in a passage of text

Accepted Answer

A) situational model 
B) process model 
C) reference model 
D) semantic model 
A) situational model 
B) process model 
C) reference model 
D) semantic model

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT an event dimension in Zwaan's event indexing model?

Accepted Answer

A) serial position 
B) causality 
C) space 
D) intentionality 
A) serial position 
B) causality 
C) space 
D) intentionality

Question 19

Which of the following represents indirect reference by characterization?

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: Thuy 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: Thuy answered a question in class.The professor had called upon her.

Question 20

One online measure of language comprehension is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) reading time 
B) response time 
C) reaction time 
D) release time 
A) reading time 
B) response time 
C) reaction time 
D) release time

What is the labor in vain effect?

Consider: phoneme detection is harder if the phoneme occurred in an ambiguous word (e.g.,/b/ in BOXER from "Ken liked the boxer").Which concept is MOST related?

Situation models likely involve __________ qualities.

__________ is a principle measure of online reading comprehension.

What is the role of pragmatics in sentence comprehension?

References have to occur within the same sentence.

What is the name of the study of extralinguistic factors that influences language processing?

Which is NOT part of Gernsbacher's structure-building framework?

Rather than deliberate manipulations based on direct and second-order theories,conversational utterances are largely based on __________.

How does embodied cognition influence language processing?

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

Alluding to a concept using another name is __________.

Which provides evidence for structure building?

Poor readers are less adept at suppressing irrelevant information.

During reading,the eye remains fixated on a word as long as the word is being actively processed.This reflects __________.

What is a speech act?

A __________ is a memory representation of a possible word situation.For example,a representation of the situation described in a passage of text

Which of the following is NOT an event dimension in Zwaan's event indexing model?

Which of the following represents indirect reference by characterization?

One online measure of language comprehension 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

Exam 10: Comprehension: Written and Spoken Language

What is the labor in vain effect?

Consider: phoneme detection is harder if the phoneme occurred in an ambiguous word (e.g.,/b/ in BOXER from "Ken liked the boxer").Which concept is MOST related?

Situation models likely involve __________ qualities.

__________ is a principle measure of online reading comprehension.

What is the role of pragmatics in sentence comprehension?

References have to occur within the same sentence.

What is the name of the study of extralinguistic factors that influences language processing?

Which is NOT part of Gernsbacher's structure-building framework?

Rather than deliberate manipulations based on direct and second-order theories,conversational utterances are largely based on __________.

How does embodied cognition influence language processing?

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

Alluding to a concept using another name is __________.

Which provides evidence for structure building?

Poor readers are less adept at suppressing irrelevant information.

During reading,the eye remains fixated on a word as long as the word is being actively processed.This reflects __________.

What is a speech act?

A __________ is a memory representation of a possible word situation.For example,a representation of the situation described in a passage of text

Which of the following is NOT an event dimension in Zwaan's event indexing model?

Which of the following represents indirect reference by characterization?

One online measure of language comprehension 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