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Showing 1 to 2 of 2 for “"Semantic Illusions"”.
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Moses and the Ark: exploring semantic illusions
… the effects of the surface structure of semantic illusion sentences upon semantic illusion rate (Chapters 3 to 6), but only a comparison of question and statements revealed any significant effects, with questions leading to more semantic illusion responses. To explore the implications of …
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The Effect of Age, Syntax Complexity, and Cognitive Ability on the Rate of Semantic Illusions
<p>Semantic illusions are recognition errors that occur when an individual fails to notice that information contradicts their prior knowledge (Barton & Sanford, 1993; Erickson & Mattson, 1981). For example, after hearing the question, “If a plane crashes while flying over state lines, where should …