According to the Research on Understanding Sentences

question 53

Multiple Choice

According to the research on understanding sentences,

• A) negative sentences are easier to understand than affirmative sentences.
• B) when a sentence has several negative terms, people's understanding of the sentence is only slightly better than guessing or chance level.
• C) ambiguous sentences are easy to understand, unless they are in the passive voice.
• D) the voice of a sentence (active vs. passive) does not influence understanding.

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Definitions:

Opponent Process

A theory in psychology and neuroscience that suggests the brain has mechanisms that operate to counterbalance the effects of activating one emotion by invoking an opposing emotion.

Visible Spectrum

The portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that is visible to the human eye, comprising wavelengths from approximately 380 to 740 nanometers.

Primary Colours

Fundamental colors (usually red, green, and blue for light; cyan, magenta, and yellow for pigments) that can be combined to create a full spectrum of colors.

Trichromatic Process

A theory of color vision that proposes three types of color receptors in the eye, each sensitive to red, green, or blue.