Parallelism Effects and Verb Activation: The Sustained Reactivation Hypothesis |
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Authors: | Sarah M Callahan Lewis P Shapiro Tracy Love |
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Institution: | 1.University of California, San Diego,La Jolla,USA;2.San Diego State University,San Diego,USA |
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Abstract: | This study investigated the processes underlying parallelism by evaluating the activation of a parallel element (i.e., a verb)
throughout and-coordinated sentences. Four points were tested: (1) approximately 1,600ms after the verb in the first conjunct (PP1), (2)
immediately following the conjunction (PP2), (3) approximately 1,100ms after the conjunction (PP3), (4) at the end of the
second conjunct (PP4). The results revealed no activation at PP1, suggesting activation related to the initial presentation
had decayed by this point; however, activation was observed at PP2, PP3, and PP4, suggesting the conjunction elicits reactivation
that is sustained throughout the second conjunct. These findings support a specific hypothesis about parallelism, the sustained
reactivation hypothesis. This hypothesis claims that, in conjoined structures, a cue that is associated with parallelism elicits
the reactivation of material from the first conjunct and that this activation is sustained until integration with the second
conjunct can be completed. |
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