According to the idea of _____, when we read a sentence like, "Carmelo grabbed his coat from his bedroom and his backpack from the living room, walked downstairs, and called his friend Gerry," we create a map of Carmelo'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 idea of situation models suggests that as we read or listen to a story, we create mental maps or representations of the information being presented. In this case, as we read about Carmelo moving through his apartment, we create a spatial map of his movements and keep track of his location. Option A, global connections, refers to the overall organization and structure of a text, whereas option C, causal inference, involves making connections between events in a story to infer cause and effect relationships. Option D, speech continuity, relates to the idea that people fill in missing words or sounds in a sentence based on context and expectations.

According to the Idea of _____, When We Read a Sentence