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Reconstruction of Automobile Destruction: An Example of the Interaction between Language and Memory
Loftus, Elizabeth F.; Palmer, John C. – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1974
Two experiments are reported in which subjects viewed films of automobile accidents and then answered questions about events occurring in the films. Wording of questions regarding speed influenced subjects' estimates of speed. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Language Research, Language Usage, Memory
Ordering Preferences for Congruent and Incongruent English Adjectives in Attributive and Predicative Contexts
Richards, Meredith Martin – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1977
Ordering preferences for English adjectives in attributive (prenominal) and predicative (postnominal) positions were found to be in general agreement. Semantically congruent and incongruent adjectives were compared regarding ordering preferences and a "borrowing" theory is proposed. (CHK)
Descriptors: Adjectives, Language Research, Language Usage, Psycholinguistics
Contextual Constraints on Noun Distributions to Some English Verbs to Children and Adults
Jarvella, Robert J.; Sinnott, Joan – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1972
Descriptors: Age Differences, English, Language Acquisition, Language Research
Come and Go Reconsidered: Children's Use of Deictic Verbs in Contrived Situations
Richards, Meredith Martin – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1976
A production-based method of investigating children's understanding of deictic verbs is described. Use of "come/go" and "bring/take" by 4-7-year-olds is compared with Clark and Garnica's 1974 study. Data reveal different facts about verb acquisition processes and order. (CHK)
Descriptors: Child Language, Language Ability, Language Acquisition, Language Usage