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Ni, Weijia; And Others – Language and Cognitive Processes, 1996
Explores the prediction of the referential theory, which maintains that the relative complexity of discourse representations plays a key role in determining the perceiver's immediate parsing preferences. Results indicate that semantic/referential principles are applied immediately in an online ambiguity resolution and preempt general world…
Descriptors: Ambiguity, Analysis of Variance, College Students, Discourse Analysis
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Lewis, Mathew W.; Anderson, John R. – Cognitive Psychology, 1985
The process of forming operator schemata was studied in three experiments. In each experiment a greater amount of predictive information in a stimulus item increased the chance of selecting the operator accurately.
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Cognitive Style, College Students, Computer Oriented Programs