Effects of Task on the Activation of Predictive Inferences
- ASU Author/Contributor (non-ASU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Douglas A. Waring Ph.D., Associate Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- Appalachian State University (ASU )
- Web Site: https://library.appstate.edu/
Abstract: Research on the activation of predictive inferences has provided inconsistent
results that may be explained within a contextual view of reading. The present
study tested whether the type of test for explicit memory would affect the activation
of knowledge-based predictive inferences. The information necessary for the activation
of a predictive inference was provided to readers in four different conditions
(no inference, local processing, global processing, coherence). Manipulation was accomplished
by varying the type of question asked after reading the passage (verbatim,
factual, or inference). Analysis suggests predictive inferences are automatically activated
and nor affected by contextual factors such as the question. Consequently, the
current data do nor provide clear support for a contextual view of comprehension.
These conclusions are supported by a two-stage view of elaborative processing.
Effects of Task on the Activation of Predictive Inferences
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Waring, D.A., & Kluttz, C.L. (1998). Effects of task on the activation of predictive inferences. Psychological Reports, 83(3f): 1287-1296. (Dec 1998) Published by Ammons Scientific (ISSN: 0033-2941).
- Language: English
- Date: 1998