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Steciuch, Christian C.; Millis, Keith; Kopatich, Ryan D. – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2023
A large body of research has outlined how mental models are formed by comprehending texts, yet relatively less work has been conducted in the field of comprehending artworks. Trans-symbolic comprehension (TSC) processes have been theorized to partially account for how mental models are formed across media. The current study tested whether…
Descriptors: Schemata (Cognition), Story Reading, Painting (Visual Arts), Cognitive Processes
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Todaro, Stacey; Millis, Keith; Dandotkar, Srikanth – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
Readers apply their own standards of coherence while reading text. Readers with a low standard of coherence are thought to find a sparse and incomplete representation more coherent than readers who employ a higher standard. This article reports 3 experiments that examined standards of coherence imposed by skilled and less-skilled readers by having…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Skills, Reader Text Relationship, Sentences
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Millis, Keith; Larson, Meredith – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2008
Kintsch's (1988) construction-integration (CI) framework was applied to aesthetic responses to artwork. Art novices in 3 studies viewed and rated representational artworks on aesthetic responses including enjoyment, number of experienced thoughts, and achieved understanding. Parameters based on the CI framework, as well as variables assessing…
Descriptors: Visual Arts, Aesthetics, Responses, Comprehension
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Kim, Hyun-Jeong Joyce; Millis, Keith – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2006
This study investigated the influence of sourcing and relatedness on the integration of events embedded in simple stories. Participants read pairs of "breaking news stories" from either 1 or 2 news agencies that were believed to be from the Internet. The stories within each pair were either related by virtue of shared situational dimensions (e.g.,…
Descriptors: Story Grammar, Discourse Analysis, Comprehension, Relationship