TB6 D&L Lecture 4; How do we use language?

1. What did the study by Tanenhaus et al (1995) suggest?

Because semantic context influences the liklihood of being garden-pathed, evidence AGAINST the autonomy/modularity of the parser.
Because semantic context influences the liklihood of being garden-pathed, evidence FOR the autonomy/modularity of the parser.
Because visual context influences the liklihood of being garden-pathed, evidence AGAINST the autonomy/modularity of the parser.
Because visual context influences the liklihood of being garden-pathed, evidence FOR the autonomy/modularity of the parser.

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If fictive motion is a part of sentence understanding, FM sentences with hard terrain should have a longer LT
If fictive motion is a part of sentence understanding, FM sentences with easy terrain should have a longer LT
If fictive motion is a part of sentence understanding, FM sentences with hard terrain should have a shorter LT
If fictive motion is a part of sentence understanding, FM sentences with hard terrain should have a shorter LT

Pps aimed to establish common ground in both conditions, but ESPECIALLY for non-linguistic ambiguity
Pps could only reduce linguitic ambiguity and otherwise operated egocentrically
Pps aimed to establish common ground in both conditions, but ESPECIALLY for linguistic ambiguity
Pps operated egocentrically and did not aim to establish common ground in either condition

Fictive motion affected looking time to the relevent path, fictive motion had an effect on sentence processing. The literal meaning was activated regardless
Fictive motion decreased looking time to the relevent path, fictive motion had an effect on sentence processing
There was no effect of fictive motion in either condition