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Theme and Imagery in the Recall of Active and Passive Sentences
James, Carlton T. – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1972
Partial report of data presented at the 1971 convention of the Eastern Psychological Association. (VM)
Descriptors: Deep Structure, Experiments, Language Research, Memory
The Role of Two Types of Semantic Information in the Processing of False Sentences.
Lorch, Robert F. – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1978
Examines the verification of false sentences of the form "All S are P." It was found that the number of properties shared by the subject and predicate concept of the sentence was directly proportional to reaction time. These findings question the assumption that only property relations are prestored in memory. (Author/EJS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Language Processing, Language Research, Memory
Semantic Composition in Sentence Verification.
Rips, Lance J.; And Others – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1978
Verifying simple sentences generally involves a process wherein the meanings of individual words are combined to form the meaning of the entire sentence. Three experiments are described in which the combination process was investigated by asking subjects to decide whether S-V-Adj-O sentences were true or false. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Language Processing, Language Research, Psycholinguistics
Conditional Reasoning.
Marcus, Sandra L.; Rips, Lance J. – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1979
Examines the reasons for differences in conclusions about the way conditional sentences are comprehended. (AM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Experimental Psychology, Logical Thinking
Imagery and Deed Structure in the Prompted Recall of Passive Sentences
Danks, Joseph H.; Sorce, Patricia A. – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1973
Research part of a Senior Honors Thesis submitted to Kent State University by Patricia Sorce, who was a National Science Foundation Undergraduate Research Participant while conducting this research. (VM)
Descriptors: Deep Structure, Experiments, Imagery, Language Research
The Role of Grammatical Relations in the Abstraction of Linguistic Ideas
Singer, Murray; Rosenberg, Steven T. – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1973
Research supported by a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health. (RS)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Processes, Diagrams, Experiments
The On-Line Effects of Semantic Context on Syntactic Processing
Tyler, Lorraine; Marslen-Wilson, William – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1977
A presentation of an experiment testing the claim that on-line syntactic processing is autonomous and not affected by semantic content. Results suggested that before the clause boundary is reached, syntactic decisions can be influenced by prior semantic context. An appendix containing numerous examples of clauses and probe words is included. (AMH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Deep Structure, Language Processing, Language Research
Order of Main and Subordinate Clauses in Sentence Perception
Holmes, V. M. – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1973
Descriptors: Adverbs, Cognitive Processes, Experiments, Nouns
Configural Properties in Sentence Memory
Anderson, John R.; Bower, Gordon H. – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1972
Research supported by a grant from the National Institutes of Mental Health to Mr. Bower. (VM)
Descriptors: Association (Psychology), Behavior Theories, Experiments, Language Research
Interclause Relations and Clausal Processing.
Townsend, David J.; Bever, Thomas G. – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1978
In two experiments, subjects were interrupted while listening to a two-clause sentence just before the last word of either the initial clause or the final clause. The two experiments together suggest that interclause semantic relations affect the immediate processing of clauses. (Author/EJS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Conjunctions, Language Processing, Language Research
The Reconstructive Process in Sentence Memory
James, Carlton T.; And Others – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1973
Research supported by a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health. (VM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Experiments, Information Processing, Information Storage
Bound to Be Easier? The Negative Prefix and Sentence Comprehension
Sherman, Mark A. – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1973
Research supported in part by a graduate traineeship from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences to the author and by a grant from the Advanced Research Project Agency to the Harvard University Center for Cognitive Studies. (VM)
Descriptors: Comprehension, Deep Structure, Experiments, Information Processing
The Pupillary Response to Sentences: Influences of Listening Set and Deep Structure
Stanners, Robert F.; And Others – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1972
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Deep Structure, Information Processing, Language Research
Priming in Item Recognition: Evidence for the Propositional Structure of Sentences.
Ratcliff, Roger; McKoon, Gail – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1978
An experiment is described that involved presenting sentences to the subject for study and then testing single words for recognition (the subject had to decide whether the test word was in one of the study sentences). A large priming effect was obtained. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Language Processing, Language Research