According to the concept of ________, when we read a sentence like, "Jorge grabbed his coat from his bedroom and his backpack from the living room, walked downstairs, and called his friend Gerry," we create a simulation of Jorge's apartment and keep track of his location as he moves throughout the apartment.
A) global connections
B) situation models
C) causal inference
D) speech continuity

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The concept being described here is that of situation models, which are mental representations of events or situations that include information about the people, objects, locations, and causal relationships involved. As we read about Jorge moving through his apartment, we create a mental simulation of the situation, keeping track of his location and the objects he interacts with along the way. This helps us to understand and remember the sequence of events in the sentence.

According to the Concept of ________, When We Read a Sentence