语篇阅读中高级目标推理的机制

建构主义理论和最小假设模型是有关推理研究的两个比较系统的理论。建构主义理论认为在自然阅读过程中,读者会即时产生高级目标推理,而最小假设模型认为在自然阅读过程中,高级目标推理不会即时产生。该研究采用词汇判断和命名的方法,250ms和500ms两种延时程序,以较连贯的自然语篇为实验材料,对语篇阅读中的高级目标推理机制进行了研究。实验结果发现,被试在阅读过程中即时产生了高级目标推理,这与建构主义理论的预测相一致。

THE MECHANISM OF SUPERORDINATE GOAL INFERENCES IN TEXT READING

The minimalist hypothesis and the constructionist theory are well-known in the domain of inferences. During the comprehension of narrative text, the constructionist theory suggests that the superordinate goal inference is generated on-line and the minimalist hypothesis thinks it is not generated. In order to examine the superordinate goal inference in reading, the author used lexical decision task, naming and two time intervals between the last line of text and the target word(250ms and 500ms). The materials include local and global coherent texts. The results show that the superordinate goal inference is constructed on-line in reading, which support the constructionist theory.