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Direct linkJones, Lara L.; Estes, Zachary – Journal of Memory and Language, 2006
Bowdle and Gentner (2005) proposed a reconciliation of the comparison and categorization models of metaphor comprehension. Their career of metaphor model posits that, as a metaphorical term becomes more conventional, its mode of processing shifts from comparison to categorization. However, other recent studies (Chiappe, Kennedy, & Chiappe, 2003;…
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Comprehension, Reaction Time, Cognitive Processes
Ratcliff, Roger; Thapar, Anjali; McKoon, Gail – Journal of Memory and Language, 2004
The effects of aging on response time were examined in a recognition memory experiment with young, college age subjects and older, 60-75 year old subjects. The older subjects were slower than the young subjects but almost as accurate. Ratcliff's (1978) diffusion model was fit to the data and it provided a good account of response times, their…
Descriptors: Recognition (Psychology), Aging (Individuals), Reaction Time, College Students
