Refer to the Figure

question 39

Multiple Choice

Refer to the figure.
Based on the results of the experiment illustrated, how does context affect a subject's ability to make sense of the ambiguous component in the sentence Put the apple on the towel in the box?

• A) The pencil does not aid the listener in A, but the apple in B provides context, helping the subject avoid confusion.
• B) The listener is confused in both A and B. Since they do not know to look only at the apple on the towel, they look at the single apple first.
• C) The time spent looking at the towel in A demonstrates a clear understanding of the sentence.
• D) The two sets of timelines of eye-gaze duration in A and B show that context does not affect the listener's ability to disambiguate sentence.

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