Frazier and Rayner (1982) found evidence for the _______ strategy, showing that we prefer attaching new items into the phrase marker being constructed using the fewest syntactic nodes possible.
A) lexical preference
B) minimal attachment
C) immediacy
D) late closure

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Frazier and Rayner (1982) found evidence for the minimal attachment strategy, which suggests that people prefer attaching new words or phrases into the phrase structure being constructed using the fewest syntactic nodes possible. This allows for more efficient parsing and reduces ambiguity in sentence comprehension. The other choices are not supported by Frazier and Rayner's study.

Frazier and Rayner (1982) Found Evidence for the _______ Strategy