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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?

    <p>When encountering ambiguous sentences</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Causal inference</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>The presence of an additional referent</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Prefrontal cortex</p> 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?

    <p>Underdeveloped prefrontal cortex</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Anaphoric inference</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>As a result of ambiguity or complexity</p> Signup and view all the answers

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