Situation models,propositions, and the fan effect |
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Authors: | Radvansky Gabriel A |
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Institution: | Department of Psychology, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA. gabriel.a.radvansky.1@nd.edu |
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Abstract: | According to theories of language comprehension, people can construct multiple levels of representation: the surface form,
the propositional text base, and the situation model. In this study, I looked at how the referential nature of memory probes
affects the experience of retrieval interference. All the subjects memorized sentences about objects in locations (e.g., “The
potted palm is in the hotel”). When memory probes were sentences and, therefore, referential and most closely associated with
the situation model level, no interference was observed during retrieval for information that could be integrated into a common
situation model. In contrast, interference was observed in such cases when the memory probes were concept pairs (POTTED PALM-HOTEL)
and hence not directly referential. This is interpreted to mean that nonreferential memory probes involve surface form and
text base representations more than do referential sentence probes. |
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