APS
29th APS Annual Convention · 2017
Using Eye Gaze to Understand the Effects of Adult Aging on Comprehension of Spoken Sentences
- Victoria Sorrentino
Volen National Center for Complex Systems, Brandeis University - Nicole D. Ayasse
Volen National Center for Complex Systems, Brandeis University - Arthur Wingfield
Volen National Center for Complex Systems, Brandeis University
Abstract
Researchers have debated the locus of age effects on speech comprehension, with Caplan and Waters (1999) notably arguing that comprehension itself is unaffected by the cognitive abilities that change with aging. The present study tested this hypothesis by manipulating syntactic complexity and agency distance using the on-line method of eye-tracking.
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