The Discussion of Reading Comprehension Emphasized That People Draw Inferences

question 66

Multiple Choice

The discussion of reading comprehension emphasized that people draw inferences during reading. For example, when people were reading a passage that contradicted an inference, they usually took longer to read it

• A) if the goal sentence was located near the contradictory material, rather than far away.
• B) only if they were allowed a long processing time between reading the passage and judging it.
• C) in both the "near" and the "far" conditions.
• D) if they were novices, rather than experts.

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Definitions:

Ancestor

A person from whom one is descended, often referred to in a familial or cultural context, and sometimes revered.

Patrilineal Descent

Descent traced exclusively through the male line of ancestry to establish group membership.

Descent Group

A social group whose members talk about common ancestry through a line of descent that could be maternal, paternal, or both.

Patrilineal Descent

A system of lineage tracing in which an individual's family identity and inheritance are determined by the line of their father.