Effects of Task on the Activation of Predictive Inferences
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13670767 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Douglas A Waking (Appalachian State University, corresponding author), Christy L Kluttz (Appalachian State University) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 83 |
| Issue | 3_suppl |
| Pages | 1287-1296 |
| Publication date | 1998-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1998.83.3f.1287 |
| OpenAlex | W2159418130 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 12 |
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 not affected by contextual factors such as the question. Consequently, the current data do not provide clear support for a contextual view of comprehension. These conclusions are supported by a two-stage view of elaborative processing
Affect (linguistics · Bayesian inference · Coding (social sciences · Cognitive psychology · Coherence (philosophical gambling strategy · Comprehension · Frequentist inference · Inference · Linguistics · Predictive coding · Predictive inference · Reading (process · Reading comprehension · Statistics · Task (project management · Artificial Intelligence · Communication · Computer Science · Educational Strategies and Epistemologies · Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism · Psychology · Reading and Literacy Development
Inference during reading.
Contextual prerequisites for understanding
Sentence memory
Inferences about predictable events.
Assessing the occurrence of elaborative inferences
The role of knowledge in discourse comprehension
The role of predictive inferences in situation model construction
Investigations of inferential processes in reading
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,04 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2003 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |