Silvia Rădulescu

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 B), much like subjects, verbs, and direct objects in sentences B), much like subjects, verbs, and direct objects in sentences
 such as “Bill ate lunch.” Depending on the experiment, the such as “Bill ate lunch.” Depending on the experiment, the
-input included sentences in which all of the words within a +input included sentences in which **all of the words within a 
-particular category occurred in the same contexts (e.g., words+particular category occurred in the same contexts** (e.g., words
 X1, X2, and X3 all occurred after any of the A words and before X1, X2, and X3 all occurred after any of the A words and before
-any of the B words), or the input included only sentences in+any of the B words), or **the input included only sentences in
 which the X words occurred in a limited number of overlapping which the X words occurred in a limited number of overlapping
-A-word or B-word contexts.+A-word or B-word contexts**.
 Adult learners are surprisingly sensitive to these differences. Adult learners are surprisingly sensitive to these differences.
-Our results showed that participants’ tendency to generalize+Our results showed that **//participants’ tendency to generalize
 depended on the precise degree of overlap among word depended on the precise degree of overlap among word
 contexts that they heard in the input, and also on the consistency contexts that they heard in the input, and also on the consistency
 with which a particular A or B word was missing from with which a particular A or B word was missing from
-possible X-word contexts. Adults generalize rules when the+possible X-word contexts//**.  
 +\\ 
 +\\ 
 +**Adults generalize rules when the
 shared contexts are largely the same, with only an occasional shared contexts are largely the same, with only an occasional
 absence of overlap (i.e., a “gap”). However, when the gaps are absence of overlap (i.e., a “gap”). However, when the gaps are
 persistent, adults judge them to be legitimate exceptions to the persistent, adults judge them to be legitimate exceptions to the
-rule and no longer generalize to these contexts. Thus, similar+rule and no longer generalize to these contexts.** 
 +\\ 
 +\\ 
 +//MyNote//: this is a broad description of the observed results, but no explanation as to why this is the case, and no precision in describing: "largely", "persistent" -> What is large enough? When is persistent enough? Why? 
 +\\ 
 +\\ 
 +Thus, similar
 to the results of Gerken (2006), our findings showed that it to the results of Gerken (2006), our findings showed that it
 was the consistency of context cues that led learners to generalize was the consistency of context cues that led learners to generalize