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Oden, Gregg C.; Anderson, Norman H. – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1974
An experiment is reported which was based on the use of judgments of perceived likelihood to study semantic constraints. Results of the experiment are discussed. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Comprehension, Language Research, Linguistic Theory, Psycholinguistics
Harris, Richard J. – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1974
A study is reported investigating the question whether inferences made from sentences occur immediately in comprehension or are in part a function of the way material from sentences is stored in memory. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Language Research, Linguistic Theory
Clark, Herbert H.; Gerrig, Richard J. – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1983
Assumptions about comprehension of utterances are challenged in two experiments using as an example the verb phrase "to do a Richard Nixon on a tape" (i.e., erase it). It is argued that creating meanings, as with this phrase, works differently from selecting senses for utterances and that many require a mixture of the two. (MSE)
Descriptors: Ambiguity, Comprehension, Figurative Language, Language Processing
Franks, Jeffery J.; Bransford, John D. – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1974
Reference is made to a 1973 article of Singer and Rosenberg regarding linguistic integration. Some of their arguments are supported, and certain claims about integration clarified. (RM)
Descriptors: Comprehension, Grammar, Language Research, Linguistic Theory
Holyoak, Keith J. – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1974
This study was based on that of Jorgensen and Kintsch (1973) regarding verification time and ease of imagery of sentences. The present study concluded that the results of Jorgensen and Kintsch do not distinguish the effects of rated imagery on reaction time from the effects of semantic relatedness and semantic complexity. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Comprehension, Imagery, Language Research, Linguistic Theory
Stillings, Neil A. – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1975
A theory of comprehension in verification tasks is developed from a general conception of language comprehension. Models are developed for a task involving transfer verbs "borrow" and "loan" and the possession verb "have." Models and theoretical framework are superior in some respects to constituent comparison and conversion models. (CHK)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Experiments, Language Skills
Brewer, William F.; Lichtenstein, Edward H. – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1974
Research is reported in which a memory-for-marked-semantic-features theory was juxtaposed to a memory-for-meaning theory. The results were interpreted as supporting a global memory-for-meaning theory. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Cues, Language Research
Moeser, Shannon Dawn – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1974
A set of experiments are reported in which it was found that most subjects were better at identifying both meaning and wording changes in concrete sentences and subjects took significantly longer to encode and decode the abstract sentences. Implications of these findings are discussed. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Imagery, Language Research
Carpenter, Patricia A. – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1973
Research supported in part by U.S. Public Health Service, National Institute of Mental Health. (DD)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Difficulty Level
Johnson, Marcia K.; And Others – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1972
Descriptors: Comprehension, Experiments, Information Storage, Language Research
Just, Marcel Adam; Carpenter, Patricia Ann – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1971
Research supported by fellowships from the Canada Council and the National Service Foundation. (DS)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Comprehension, Experiments, Language Research
Barclay, J. R.; And Others – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1974
A report is made of research designed to investigate some implications of the concept of semantic flexibility for memory. Four studies of cued recall produced evidence that interpretation of familiar, unambiguous words varied with their contexts. Considerations raised by the research are discussed. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Association (Psychology), Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Cues
Holmes, V. M.; Langford, J. – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1976
Reports on an experiment in which performance on abstract and concrete sentences was compared in a sentence meaning classification task and in a free recall task. Results show that concrete sentences were classified significantly faster than abstract ones. (CLK)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Experimental Psychology
Honeck, Richard P. – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1973
Research supported by a grant from Albert Steiner to the University of Cincinnati. (DD)
Descriptors: Comprehension, Deep Structure, Experiments, Language Research
Taplin, John E.; Staudenmayer, Herman – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1973
Research supported by grants from the National Institute of Mental Health and the National Science Foundation. (DD)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Content Analysis
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