Gender Differences in Pronoun Interpretation Quiz

Questions and Answers

Match the following with their interpretation bias in pronouns:

Men = Less strong 'first-mention bias' Women = Stronger 'first-mention bias' Adults = Known to show a strong 'first-mention bias' Comprehenders = Tend to interpret subsequent pronouns as coreferential with the first character

Match the following with their role in the experiments:

Experiment 1 = Demonstrates a stronger first-mention bias for women than men in naturalness ratings for short stories Experiment 2 = Monitors ey Jennifer Arnold = Author of the study University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill = Affiliation of Jennifer Arnold

Match the following with their primary usage in the study:

Pronouns = Interpretation in discourse Short stories = Used in Experiment 1 Ey = Monitored in Experiment 2 Names = Less natural than pronouns for reference to the first character

Match the following with their characteristics in the study:

<p>First-mention bias = Not absolute Coreferential interpretation = Tendency in comprehenders Naturalness ratings = Stronger for women than men in Experiment 1 Michael and William = Example characters used in discourse</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following with their affiliation or contact details:

<p>University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill = Address of Jennifer Arnold Davie Hall #337B, CB #3270, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3270 = Address of Jennifer Arnold <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> = Email contact of Jennifer Arnold UNC Chapel Hill, Dept. of Psychology = Affiliation of Jennifer Arnold</p> Signup and view all the answers