PSY 365: Psychology of Language - Incremental Processing 9-1

A set of vocabulary flashcards based on key concepts from the lecture on sentence processing in psychology.

Incremental Processing

A method of processing language where understanding occurs word by word as sentences are read.

Parser

The set of mechanisms and procedures used to assign syntactic structure to oncoming words.

Garden Path Sentences

Sentences that lead readers to initially interpret them incorrectly due to misleading structure.

Ambiguity Resolution

The process by which readers determine the intended meaning of structurally ambiguous sentences.

Self-Paced Reading

A reading method where participants read one word at a time and control the speed at which they proceed.

Thematic Relations

The relationships between subjects and verbs that affect how language is understood contextually.

Syntactic Frames

The specific syntactical structures that verbs typically require or prefer.

Constraint-Based Model

A parsing theory that posits the parser uses multiple sources of information from the beginning.

Garden Path Theory

A theory that suggests the parser initially computes the simplest structure for a sentence.

Crash Blossoms

Ambiguously phrased headlines that can mislead readers into incorrect interpretations of the intended message.