by Yaquelyn Rivera and McKenzie Waslosky
One way that humans can comprehend sentences is by anticipating or predicting upcoming words in the sentence. The present study builds on these findings to explore how people listen to and comprehend English sentences under conditions of babble versus silent background conditions using eye-tracking. Results show that under adverse speaking conditions, listeners find it more difficult to make predictions about upcoming input.
Major:
Economics
Exhibition Category:
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Exhibition Format:
Poster Presentation
Campus:
University Park
Faculty Sponsor:
Carrie Jackson
Poster Number:
40