Chapter 14.

14.1 Chapter 11: Hypothetical ERP Experiment

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Imagine you are preparing an ERP experiment. Indicate which sentences you would expect to provoke a positive ERP response (because they do not contain a semantic anomaly); which would produce a moderate N400 response (they are semantically anomalous and not what we would anticipate); and which would produce a large N400 response (they are semantically highly anomalous and very much unanticipated).

Question 14.1

1. Would you like some freshly squeezed coffee?
Incorrect. Correct. Incorrect.
The correct answer is Moderate.

Question 14.2

2. The book is on the large desk.
Correct. Incorrect. Incorrect.
The correct answer is Positive.

Question 14.3

3. The juice is in the oven.
Incorrect. Correct. Incorrect.
The correct answer is Moderate.

Question 14.4

4. It was too late to call.
Correct. Incorrect. Incorrect.
The correct answer is Positive.

Question 14.5

5. He was asked a question by a fish.
Incorrect. Incorrect. Correct.
The correct answer is Large.

Question 14.6

6. I spoke to her jar.
Incorrect. Incorrect. Correct.
The correct answer is Large.

Question 14.7

7. The poodle didn’t finish the wine.
Incorrect. Correct. Incorrect.
The correct answer is Moderate.

Question 14.8

8. I study linguistics and fruit.
Incorrect. Incorrect. Correct.
The correct answer is Large.