Answering questions about discourse

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ID11273062
AuthorsMurray Singer (0000-0002-7332-7923, University of Manitoba, corresponding author)
Year1990
Volume13
Issue3
Pages261-277
Publication date1990-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueDiscourse Processes (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0163-853X • E-ISSN: 1532-6950
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01638539009544759
OpenAlexW2056398912
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited46

The goal of this article is to provide an overview of recent advances in the study of the psychology of question answering. Investigators have identified numerous stages of question processing including question encoding, question categorization, selection of an answering strategy, memory search, comparison, and response. Understanders may adopt the strategy of directly retrieving a questioned fact or of judging its plausibility on the basis of general knowledge. Strategy selection is influenced by extrinsic factors such as questioning delay and explicit task instructions and intrinsic ones such as fact familiarity. Memory search in question answering is accomplished by the execution of search procedures that are linked to different conceptual categories of questions. Whereas wh‐questions are answered by formulating a reply from retrieved information, yes‐no questions require the comparison of the retrieved information to the interrogated idea. Although the componential analysis discussed in this article oversimplifies question processing, it has permitted useful advances in this field

Categorization · Cognitive psychology · Cognitive science · Field (mathematics · Question answering · Selection (genetic algorithm · Task (project management · Computer Science · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism · Psychology · Reading and Literacy Development · Artificial Intelligence

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