Referential Coherence and Structural Height in Text Processing
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8222020 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rick R McCown (Duquesne University, corresponding author), Raymond B Miller (0000-0002-9268-6083, University of Idaho) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 77 |
| Publication date | 1986-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Educational Research Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-8312 • E-ISSN: 1935-1011 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1163043 |
| OpenAlex | W4244814581 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 14 |
Two explanations of the levels effect in text memory were examined in two experiments. The structural height account emphasizes the height of an idea in a text structure as the major determinant of the idea’s memorability. The referential coherence explanation focuses on the nature of the cognitive processes that occur during comprehension. Undergraduate students read one of four versions of a text which varied the height of target paragraphs and the referential coherence of text subsequent to the target paragraphs. Free recall protocols were scored for the presence of propositions from the target paragraph. The results from Experiments 1 and 2 supported the predictions of the referential coherence formulation and failed to support the structural height account
Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Coherence (philosophical gambling strategy · Comprehension · Linguistics · Natural language processing · Paragraph · Recall · Statistics · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Educational Strategies and Epistemologies · Mathematics · Natural Language Processing Techniques · Philosophy · Psychology · Reading and Literacy Development · Speech and dialogue systems · Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |