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Schwarz, Maria N. K.; Flammer, August – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1981
Describes two experiments testing the hypothesis that thematic titles largely relieve the reader of the task of constructing a sense from coherent texts. Finds that such titles significantly increase free recall of structured or slightly disorganized texts, while only prolonged reading allows titles to raise recall of an unstructured text. (MES)
Descriptors: Connected Discourse, Experimental Psychology, Hypothesis Testing, Prose
Gentner, Donald R. – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1976
Describes a study of the recall of narrative prose. Serial structure at first influenced which elements were remembered, but as the Ss remembered more, the story grammar structure became the dominant influence over the elements remembered. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Language Research, Learning Processes, Memory
Bisanz, Gay L.; And Others – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1978
A general theoretical framework for studying the representation of prose in memory is presented. The framework emphasizes the relational structure of story characters as determined by major story themes and provides for empirical consideration of author-reader communication. (SW)
Descriptors: Characterization, Language Processing, Language Research, Literature
Graesser, Arthur C.; And Others – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1979
A schema-based framework for representing knowledge and prose organization was studied. Testing of a script pointer and tag hypothesis confirmed that memory discrimination is better for atypical actions in a passage than for typical script actions and that there is no memory discrimination for very typical actions. (SW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Discourse Analysis, Language Research, Learning Theories