Chambers et al. (2004) used an eye movement study to compare where people would look when given instructions about eggs that were either in their shell or cracked in a container. This study suggested that _______ plays an important role in disambiguating spoken language, supporting the _______.
A) frequency-based information; garden path theory
B) frequency-based information; constraint-based approach
C) context; garden path theory
D) context; constraint-based approach

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The study by Chambers et al. suggests that context plays an important role in disambiguating spoken language, which supports the constraint-based approach to language comprehension. The study did not specifically focus on frequency-based information or the garden path theory.

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