The Principle of Least Effort and Comprehension of Spoken Sentences by Younger and Older Adults

There is considerable evidence that listeners’ understanding of a spoken sentence need not always follow from a full analysis of the words and syntax of the utterance. Rather, listeners may instead conduct a superficial analysis, sampling some words and using presumed plausibility to arrive at an un...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nicolai D. Ayasse, Alana J. Hodson, Arthur Wingfield
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.629464/full