When the front part of a sentence can be interpreted more than one way, but the end of the sentence clarifies which meaning is correct, we say that the sentence is an example of
A. parsing.
B. temporary ambiguity.
C. speech segmentation.
D. lexical priming.
Answer: C
You might also like to view...
General anesthesia strengthens uterine contractions and increases the responsiveness of the neonate
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The Literary Digest poll that predicted Alf Landon would resoundingly win the presidential election when, in fact, Franklin Roosevelt won, was flawed by ____
a. too small a sample b. a non-random sample c. poorly worded questions d. errors in data analysis
In his observations of heterosexual strangers in bar situations, Perper found if people were mutually attracted to each other the first indication was what? a. They turn their bodies more toward each other until they are facing each other. b. Their facial expressions and posture starts to mirror each other
c. One will casually lean against the other to create minimal body contact. d. The man typically initiates physical contact by touching the arm of the female.
Systematic desensitization is used by behavior therapists to help clients suffering from which problem?
A. phobia B. anxiety C. shyness D. an undesirable behavior, such as a bad habit