Language Comprehension As Structure BuildingThis book presents a new theoretical framework -- what Gernsbacher calls the Structure Building Framework -- for understanding language comprehension in particular, and cognitive processing in general. According to this framework, the goal in comprehending both linguistic and nonlinguistic materials is to build a coherent mental representation or "structure" of the information being comprehended. As such, the underlying processes and mechanisms of structure building are viewed as general, cognitive processes and mechanisms. The strength of the volume lies in its empirical detail: a thorough literature review and solid original data. |
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... processes and mechanisms automatic or are they under comprehenders ' conscious control ? 226 In what medium are mental structures and substructures represented ? 227 How is the Structure Building Framework similar to other approaches ...
... processes and mechanisms automatic or are they under comprehenders ' conscious control ? 226 In what medium are mental structures and substructures represented ? 227 How is the Structure Building Framework similar to other approaches ...
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... processes and mechanisms . Indeed , these same processes and mecha- nisms are involved in nonlinguistic tasks . I have identified some of these cognitive processes and mechanisms and combined them into a very simple framework . I call ...
... processes and mechanisms . Indeed , these same processes and mecha- nisms are involved in nonlinguistic tasks . I have identified some of these cognitive processes and mechanisms and combined them into a very simple framework . I call ...
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... mechanisms . Another position views language ( both comprehension and production ) as drawing on many general cognitive processes and mechanisms . According to this view , some of the same processes and mechanisms involved in produc ...
... mechanisms . Another position views language ( both comprehension and production ) as drawing on many general cognitive processes and mechanisms . According to this view , some of the same processes and mechanisms involved in produc ...
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... processes , namely • THE MECHANISM OF ENHANCEMENT , which increases activation , and • THE MECHANISM OF SUPPRESSION , which dampens acti- vation . When discussing these processes and mechanisms ... processes and mecha- nisms . Let me stress ...
... processes , namely • THE MECHANISM OF ENHANCEMENT , which increases activation , and • THE MECHANISM OF SUPPRESSION , which dampens acti- vation . When discussing these processes and mechanisms ... processes and mecha- nisms . Let me stress ...
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Contents
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3 THE PROCESSES OF MAPPING AND SHIFTING | 51 |
4 THE MECHANISMS OF SUPPRESSION AND ENHANCEMENT | 87 |
5 INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN STRUCTURE BUILDING | 167 |
6 CONCLUSIONS | 221 |
REFERENCES | 245 |
INDEX | 277 |
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