Fig. 1.

An example of a visual display in the Visual World Paradigm. In the specific condition, this static display would be presented concurrent with the spoken sentence “the boy will eat the cake”. The only plausible answer according to the specific verb “eat” is the “cake” image. In the general condition, the display might be presented along with the spoken sentence “the boy will move the cake”, or any other object (book, ball or car). Hence each of the 4 images in the display is consistent with the general verb “move”. The display screen was 25×25 cm, 820×820 pixels, and viewed at normal reading distance of approx. 50 cm.