The Sentence Processing Lab
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Costs of memory maintenance and memory interference during dependency formation: an ERP study
This project (in collaboration with Dr. Kate Stone, Potsdam University) investigates the electrophysiological correlates of similarity-based interference during memory encoding and interference, using EEG.
Work on the project includes writing experimental materials, running the experiment in the lab and analyzing the data.
2
Processing of filler-gap dependencies: do readers predict PPs?
This project tests whether filler-gap dependency formation is active in Hebrew relative clauses, even when it requires prediction of a PP. This is done by using self-paced reading, with a filled-gap paradigm, e.g. זאת הילדה שהגננת עזרה לסייעת לטפל בה.
Work on the project includes writing experimental materials, running the experiment in the lab and analyzing the data.
3
Reflexive pronoun across filler-gap dependencies
This project examines how the presence of a reflexive pronoun within a wh-phrase affects the processing of the filler gap dependancy, using self-paced reading and potentially a maze task.
Work on the project includes running the experiment in the lab, analysing the data and potentially working on a follow-up experiment.