PSY 654 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Garden Path Sentence, Causal Inference, Frontal Lobe
17 Jan 2016
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An inference that connects an object or person in one sentence to an object or person in another sentence. When a word has more than one meaning and all meanings are equally likely. When a word has more than one meaning and one meaning is more likely. A condition associated with damage to broca"s area, in the frontal lobe, characterized by laboured ungrammatical speech and dif culty in understanding some types of sentences. An inference that results in the conclusion that the events described in one clause or sentence were caused by events that occurred in a previous clause or sentence. The representation of a text or story in a reader"s mind so that information in one part of the text or story is related to information in another part. Knowledge, beliefs, and assumptions shared between two speakers. The frequency with which speci c words are used and the frequency of different meanings and grammatical constructions in a particular language.
