Table 6.
Type of information elicited by what questions by group.
| Group | Proportion of group | Total questions | Type of information elicited |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purpose | Features | Other | |||
| RHD | 24/29 | 93 | 49 | 43 | 3 |
| NHC | 3/21 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Examples |
What is this for?
What does it do? What is it? What is the object? |
What kind of material is this?
What's this made of? What kind of design is this? What other colors does it come in? |
What is this telling me?
What is this saying to me? |
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Note. “What” questions were produced disproportionately more in the RHD group than the NHC group. RHD = right-hemisphere brain damage; NHC = neurologically healthy control.