Consider the Results of Trueswell and Kim's 1998 Study of Syntactic

question 10

Essay

Consider the results of Trueswell and Kim's 1998 study of syntactic framing in which subjects were asked to complete a self-paced reading task on sentences containing ambiguities. Did the researchers demonstrate that it is possible to affect a person's ability to disambiguate garden path sentences without that person having conscious access to disambiguating information? Explain.

---

Definitions:

Physical Carcinogen

A substance, material, or exposure that physically causes cancer, typically through direct physical damage to DNA.

Smokeless Tobacco

Tobacco products that are not burned but used in other forms such as chewing tobacco or snuff, posing health risks such as cancer and dental disease.

Chemical Carcinogen

A substance or exposure that can lead to cancer by altering cellular metabolism or damaging DNA directly in cells.

Pericarditis

Pericarditis is an inflammation of the pericardium, the protective membrane surrounding the heart, often causing chest pain and other symptoms.