Chambers Et Al

question 44

Multiple Choice

Chambers et al. (2004) used an eye movement study to compare where people would look when given instructions about eggs that were either in their shell or cracked in a container. This study suggested that _______ plays an important role in disambiguating spoken language, supporting the _______.

• A) frequency-based information; garden path theory
• B) frequency-based information; constraint-based approach
• C) context; garden path theory
• D) context; constraint-based approach

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Definitions:

Closely Related

Describes organisms that share a significant amount of genetic information due to recent common ancestry.

Cladogram

A diagram depicting the evolutionary relationships between different groups of organisms, showing how they diverged from a common ancestor.

Lines of Descent

The lineage or genealogical sequence tracing the transmission of genetic traits from ancestors to descendants.

Homoplasy

Similarity in the characters in different species that is due to convergent evolution, not common descent. Characters that exhibit such similarity are called homoplastic features or homoplastic traits. Compare with homology.