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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The Influence of Sentence Constraint on The Processing of Upcoming Words
Abstract
dc:descriptionThe influence of the strength of readers' word-level expectancies on the processing of upcoming words was investigated. Highly constraining sentences yield larger facilitation than do lesser constraining contexts (Fischler & Bloom, 1979). Facilitation is generally greater for more expected than less expected words (Kleiman, 1980). Since sentences in text vary in constraint and expected words are not always encountered, experiments were performed to determine how constraint influences the range of alternatives that are readily processed.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Ph.D.
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Dissertation
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Psychology
- Grantor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Year dc:date
- 2014
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Schwanenflugel, Paula Joan
Subjects
dc:subject × 1Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Identifier
- (UMI)AAI8324639
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/69626