The Activation and Instantiation of Instrumental Inferences
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11274070 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mary Harmon-Vukić (Providence College, corresponding author), Sabine Gueraud (0000-0001-8689-6677, Université Paris Cité), Karla A Lassonde (0000-0002-4188-1196, Minnesota State University, Mankato), Edward J O'Brien, Edward J O’Brien (University of New Hampshire) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 467-490 |
| Publication date | 2009-09-14 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Discourse Processes (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0163-853X • E-ISSN: 1532-6950 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01638530902959661 |
| OpenAlex | W2075037267 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 26 |
Participants read a series of passages containing an action that required the use of an instrument. In Experiment 1, a naming task failed to detect activation of a target instrument when that instrument was supported in the preceding text. In Experiment 2, reading times were slow on a target sentence that contradicted the inferential information, indicating that instrument information had been activated. The combination of the results from Experiments 1 and 2 are consistent with the view that activation involves a set of features of a concept, not a specific lexical item. The results from Experiment 3 and 4 demonstrated the role of contextual support in the activation and instantiation of instrumental inferences
Action (physics · Cognitive psychology · Linguistics · Natural language processing · Programming language · Reading (process · Sentence · Set (abstract data type · Task (project management · Child and Animal Learning Development · Computer Science · Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism · Psychology · Reading and Literacy Development · Artificial Intelligence
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| Citations per year | 0.56 |
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| Citation span | 2017 - 2023 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |