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Shukla, Vishakha; Long, Madeleine; Bhatia, Vrinda; Rubio-Fernandez, Paula – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2022
While most research on scalar implicature has focused on the lexical scale "some" vs "all," here we investigated an understudied scale formed by two syntactic constructions: categorizations (e.g., "Wilma is a nurse") and comparisons ("Wilma is like a nurse"). An experimental study by Rubio-Fernandez et al.…
Descriptors: Cues, Pragmatics, Comparative Analysis, Syntax
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Al-Hoorie, Ali H. – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2016
This paper reports the first investigation in the second language acquisition field assessing learners' implicit attitudes using the Implicit Association Test, a computerized reaction-time measure. Examination of the explicit and implicit attitudes of Arab learners of English (N = 365) showed that, particularly for males, implicit attitudes toward…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Individual Differences
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Singer, Jamie J.; MacGregor, Alex J.; Cherkas, Lynn F.; Spector, Tim D. – Intelligence, 2006
The genetic relationship between intelligence and components of cognition remains controversial. Conflicting results may be a function of the limited number of methods used in experimental evaluation. The current study is the first to use CANTAB (The Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery). This is a battery of validated computerised…
Descriptors: Memory, Intelligence Tests, Genetics, Neuropsychology