Question

In an eye movement study, Rayner and coworkers had participants read sentences that contained either a high- or low- frequency target word. For example, the sentence "Sam wore the horrid coat though his ____ girlfriend complained," contained either the target word "pretty" or "demure." Results showed the participants’ _____ was shorter for the target word _____.
a. eye movement; prettyb. eye movement; demurec. fixation; prettyd. fixation; demure

Answer 1

PRETTY, EYE MOVEMENT, PRETTY are the answers to be filled in the following consecutive blanks.

Explanation:

In an eye movement study, Rayner and coworkers had participants read sentences that contained either a high- or low- frequency target word. For example, the sentence "Sam wore the horrid coat though his PRETTY  girlfriend complained," contained either the target word "pretty" or "demure." Results showed the participants’ EYE MOVEMENT was shorter for the target word PRETTY .