On-line predictive inferences in reading: processing time during versus after the priming context.

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  • Author(s): Calvo MG;Calvo MG; Castillo MD; Estevez A
  • Source:
    Memory & cognition [Mem Cognit] 1999 Sep; Vol. 27 (5), pp. 834-43.
  • Publication Type:
    Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: Psychonomic Society Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0357443 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0090-502X (Print) Linking ISSN: 0090502X NLM ISO Abbreviation: Mem Cognit Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: Austin Tx Psychonomic Society
    • Subject Terms:
      Cognition* ; Concept Formation* ; Reading*; Adult ; Computers ; Cues ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Psycholinguistics ; Refractory Period, Psychological ; Spain ; Time Factors
    • Abstract:
      Prior research suggests that predictive inferences take time to construct on-line. The present study examines the relative contribution of time available during and after reading an inducing context. In six experiments, we manipulated the presentation rate of the context and the delay between the onset of the last word in the context and a target word. A predicting, or a control, sentence context was followed by a target word, which represented the predicted event or an unlikely event. The results indicated that increasing the time available during reading of the context improved comprehension of explicit information, but it did not affect construction of inferences. In contrast, increasing the delay at the end of the context did not affect explicit comprehension, but it enhanced the probability of inferences, as revealed by shorter latencies in naming the predictable target word after the inducing context, relative to the control context. These findings show that readers defer making predictive inferences until 1 sec after the sentence context has been read, regardless of the time available when they are processing the context.
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    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 19991130 Date Completed: 19991118 Latest Revision: 20190905
    • Publication Date:
      20221213
    • Accession Number:
      10.3758/bf03198536
    • Accession Number:
      10540812