Language Processing and Contextual Cues Quiz

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What is the main process involved in revising initial interpretations?

Cognitive control (correct)

Memory consolidation

Language acquisition

Visual processing

Which brain region is typically associated with cognitive control?

Prefrontal cortex (correct)

Occipital lobe

Cerebellum

Temporal lobe

In the visual study of action by Novick et al., why did adults perform better than children?

Due to better visual acuity

Due to more developed prefrontal cortex (correct)

Due to faster reaction times

Due to more experience with the task

In sentence processing, when might one need to revise initial interpretations?

When encountering ambiguous sentences Signup and view all the answers

What type of inference is exemplified by a reader inferring that aspirin took away a headache?

Causal inference Signup and view all the answers

What is the main factor that makes the 'two-apple condition' easier to process?

The presence of an additional referent Signup and view all the answers

Which brain region is implicated in the process of cognitive control?

Prefrontal cortex Signup and view all the answers

In the visual study of action by Novick et al., what was the key factor contributing to children's inferior performance compared to adults?

Underdeveloped prefrontal cortex Signup and view all the answers

Which type of inference involves readers making assumptions based on context rather than explicit statements?

Anaphoric inference Signup and view all the answers

Why might some sentences require revision of initial interpretations during processing?

As a result of ambiguity or complexity Signup and view all the answers

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What is the main process involved in revising initial interpretations?

Which brain region is typically associated with cognitive control?

In the visual study of action by Novick et al., why did adults perform better than children?

In sentence processing, when might one need to revise initial interpretations?

What type of inference is exemplified by a reader inferring that aspirin took away a headache?

What is the main factor that makes the 'two-apple condition' easier to process?

Which brain region is implicated in the process of cognitive control?

In the visual study of action by Novick et al., what was the key factor contributing to children's inferior performance compared to adults?

Which type of inference involves readers making assumptions based on context rather than explicit statements?

Why might some sentences require revision of initial interpretations during processing?

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