SHS 367 EXAM #3 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2026
1. Parsing-ANSWER- - Determining the linguistic relationships among parts
(assign elements of its surface structure to linguistic categories)
2. Immediacy Principle-ANSWER- Immediately after a word is heard/ read- meaning is accessed-
its placed into assumed syntactic structure
3. Garden Path Sentences-ANSWER- Easily misparsed sentences
*Supports the Immediacy Principle - immediate paring can lead to errors
"the horse raced past the barn fell"
4. Modular Approach-ANSWER- - Parsing Strategy (syntactic model)
* Comprehension is the result of modules, each devoted to on aspect.- Module for Syntax-
Module for Semantics
5. In parsing Only ______ is considered; NOT _____-ANSWER- In parsing Only (Syntax) is
considered; NOT
(Semantics)
6. Parsing Strategies-ANSWER- - Using the simplest, easiest-to-construct phrase tree possible.
(Late Closure/ Minimal Attachment)
7. Late Closure (LC)-ANSWER- - Attach items to the phrase currently being processed
(latest point)
"Since Jay always jogs a mile..."
8. Minimal Attachment
Assumption-ANSWER--ANSWER- - Attach items to the fewest new constituents that are related.
(as few branches as possible)- Assumption-ANSWER- More constituents ----> Harder to process
9. Interactive Approach-ANSWER- (alternative to modular approach)- Parsing involves more
than just syntax
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10. Constraint Based Model-ANSWER- (interactive)- ALL available information is used-ANSWER-
syntactic, lexical, contextual information in parsing.- Syntax & Semantics interact during
comprehension
(simultaneously use all available information in initial parsing of a sentence)
11. Test between -ANSWER- Modular v.s. Interactive-ANSWER- - If plausibility affects parsing-
ANSWER- Interactive support- If plausibility doesn't matter-ANSWER- Modular support
(GP through both sentences)
* "The florist sent the flowers was very pleased"
(less plausible)
12. Memory-ANSWER- Gist v.s. Exact Wording-ANSWER- * The gist is remembered but not the
exact wording
Surface is stored in-ANSWER- WM
Meaning propositions & inferences are stored in-ANSWER- LTM
**Related items are fused together in memory
13. (Fillenbaum & Sach) Experiment-ANSWER-
Memory- Gist v.s. Exact Wording-ANSWER- - Presented people with a long list of unrelated
sentences and later
gave them a multiple choice test of each sentence.
* Errors were the closest in the meaning
14. Fillenbaum- How do we store sentences in memory?-ANSWER- * Fillenbaum-ANSWER-- SS
saw the sentences. The window is not closed- Later shown the sentences and asked to recall
* People recall a sentence that is closest to the meaning.
15. What did Sachs find?-ANSWER- * SS listened to sentences and asked questions
(eg Galileo story)
- Tested on sentence word and meaning.
- Delay was 160 ms. (0-160 syllables)
ANSWERS 2026
1. Parsing-ANSWER- - Determining the linguistic relationships among parts
(assign elements of its surface structure to linguistic categories)
2. Immediacy Principle-ANSWER- Immediately after a word is heard/ read- meaning is accessed-
its placed into assumed syntactic structure
3. Garden Path Sentences-ANSWER- Easily misparsed sentences
*Supports the Immediacy Principle - immediate paring can lead to errors
"the horse raced past the barn fell"
4. Modular Approach-ANSWER- - Parsing Strategy (syntactic model)
* Comprehension is the result of modules, each devoted to on aspect.- Module for Syntax-
Module for Semantics
5. In parsing Only ______ is considered; NOT _____-ANSWER- In parsing Only (Syntax) is
considered; NOT
(Semantics)
6. Parsing Strategies-ANSWER- - Using the simplest, easiest-to-construct phrase tree possible.
(Late Closure/ Minimal Attachment)
7. Late Closure (LC)-ANSWER- - Attach items to the phrase currently being processed
(latest point)
"Since Jay always jogs a mile..."
8. Minimal Attachment
Assumption-ANSWER--ANSWER- - Attach items to the fewest new constituents that are related.
(as few branches as possible)- Assumption-ANSWER- More constituents ----> Harder to process
9. Interactive Approach-ANSWER- (alternative to modular approach)- Parsing involves more
than just syntax
1/8
, SHS 367 Exam #3
Study online at https-ANSWER-//quizlet.com/_1rn4ng
10. Constraint Based Model-ANSWER- (interactive)- ALL available information is used-ANSWER-
syntactic, lexical, contextual information in parsing.- Syntax & Semantics interact during
comprehension
(simultaneously use all available information in initial parsing of a sentence)
11. Test between -ANSWER- Modular v.s. Interactive-ANSWER- - If plausibility affects parsing-
ANSWER- Interactive support- If plausibility doesn't matter-ANSWER- Modular support
(GP through both sentences)
* "The florist sent the flowers was very pleased"
(less plausible)
12. Memory-ANSWER- Gist v.s. Exact Wording-ANSWER- * The gist is remembered but not the
exact wording
Surface is stored in-ANSWER- WM
Meaning propositions & inferences are stored in-ANSWER- LTM
**Related items are fused together in memory
13. (Fillenbaum & Sach) Experiment-ANSWER-
Memory- Gist v.s. Exact Wording-ANSWER- - Presented people with a long list of unrelated
sentences and later
gave them a multiple choice test of each sentence.
* Errors were the closest in the meaning
14. Fillenbaum- How do we store sentences in memory?-ANSWER- * Fillenbaum-ANSWER-- SS
saw the sentences. The window is not closed- Later shown the sentences and asked to recall
* People recall a sentence that is closest to the meaning.
15. What did Sachs find?-ANSWER- * SS listened to sentences and asked questions
(eg Galileo story)
- Tested on sentence word and meaning.
- Delay was 160 ms. (0-160 syllables)
