Estimation of certainty for multiple choice tasks using features of eye-movements

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minoru Nakayama ◽  
Yosiyuki Takahasi
Keyword(s):  
Eye Movements ◽  
Multiple Choice ◽  
Choice Tasks

Identifying translation features in multi-word lexical units

2013 ◽  
Vol 27 ◽  
pp. 87-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maribel Tercedor Sánchez ◽  
Clara I. López Rodríguez ◽  
Esperanza Alarcón Navío
Keyword(s):  
Priming Effect ◽  
Multiple Choice ◽  
Language Variation ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Classroom Situation ◽  
Spontaneous Production ◽  
Lexical Items ◽  
Choice Tasks

Multi-word lexical units can often be rendered by different lexicalizations in the target language. Variation in the translation of multi-word lexical units, specifically multi-word cognates, can be regarded as an indicator of interference, since there is evidence of a priming effect which leads to the production of such units in interlinguistic communication (Kroll & Stewart 1994). This paper studies the production of multi-word cognates, i.e. formally similar lexical items which are semantically equivalent in two languages, in ecological experimental translation based on real translation tasks in a classroom situation. For this purpose real text units and multiple-choice tasks are used, and the data thus obtained are compared with instances extracted from an English-Spanish comparable corpus of original texts and a Spanish corpus of translated text. The results show that there is a correlation between the spontaneous production of multi-word cognates, as evidenced experimentally, and their frequency as attested by corpora.

scholarly journals Microvariação na resolução de sujeitos pronominais: português europeu vs. italiano

2021 ◽  
pp. 155-167
Author(s):  
Ana Madeira ◽  
Alexandra Fiéis ◽  
Joana Teixeira
Keyword(s):  
Native Speakers ◽  
Multiple Choice ◽  
Language Group ◽  
Relevant Factor ◽  
Null Subjects ◽  
Null Results ◽  
Subject Pronouns ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Choice Tasks

The present study investigates the resolution of null and overt subject pronouns in intrasentential contexts, considering the role of animacy in antecedent assignment. Participants were 15 native speakers of EP and 14 of Italian. Each language group was administered two multiple choice tasks (speeded and untimed), which had a 2x2 design, crossing the following variables: animacy of the matrix object (animate vs. inanimate) and type of pronominal embedded subject (overt vs. null). Results indicate that there is microvariation in the resolution of overt pronominal subjects in EP and in Italian: the position of the antecedent is the most relevant factor in EP, whereas, in Italian, the animacy of the antecedent is the preponderant factor. Results also show that there is microvariation in the resolution of null subjects (contra previous claims in the literature): the bias for subject antecedents is weaker in Italian than in EP. Possible reasons for the observed microvariation are discussed in detail.

Tracking the Decision-Making Process in Multiple-Choice Assessment: Evidence from Eye Movements

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 738-752 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marlit Annalena Lindner ◽  
Alexander Eitel ◽  
Gun-Brit Thoma ◽  
Inger Marie Dalehefte ◽  
Jan Marten Ihme ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Eye Movements ◽  
Multiple Choice ◽  
Decision Making Process

scholarly journals Motor role of parietal cortex in a monkey model of hemispatial neglect

2015 ◽  
Vol 112 (16) ◽  
pp. E2067-E2072 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Kubanek ◽  
Jingfeng M. Li ◽  
Lawrence H. Snyder
Keyword(s):  
Eye Movements ◽  
Parietal Cortex ◽  
Arm Movements ◽  
Intraparietal Sulcus ◽  
Hemispatial Neglect ◽  
Spatial Choice ◽  
Choice Making ◽  
Monkey Model ◽  
Choice Tasks

Parietal cortex is central to spatial cognition. Lesions of parietal cortex often lead to hemispatial neglect, an impairment of choices of targets in space. It has been unclear whether parietal cortex implements target choice at the general cognitive level, or whether parietal cortex subserves the choice of targets of particular actions. To address this question, monkeys engaged in choice tasks in two distinct action contexts—eye movements and arm movements. We placed focused reversible lesions into specific parietal circuits using the GABAA receptor agonist muscimol and validated the lesion placement using MRI. We found that lesions on the lateral bank of the intraparietal sulcus [lateral intraparietal area (LIP)] specifically biased choices made using eye movements, whereas lesions on the medial bank of the intraparietal sulcus [parietal reach region (PRR)] specifically biased choices made using arm movements. This double dissociation suggests that target choice is implemented in dedicated parietal circuits in the context of specific actions. This finding emphasizes a motor role of parietal cortex in spatial choice making and contributes to our understanding of hemispatial neglect.

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