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Memory-based processing as a mechanism of automaticity in text comprehension.

Katherine A Rawson¹, Erica L Middleton

¹Department of Psychology, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242-0001, USA. krawson1@kent.edu

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Text comprehension automaticity shifts from algorithms to memory retrieval. Practiced meanings are faster to process and retrieved even when context changes, supporting the memory-based processing account.

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Area of Science:

Cognitive Psychology
Psycholinguistics
Reading Science

Background:

Automaticity in text comprehension is often defined by performance metrics like speed and effort.
This study proposes defining automaticity by underlying cognitive mechanisms.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the memory-based processing account of automaticity in text comprehension.
To investigate the shift from algorithmic processing to memory retrieval during automatization.

Main Methods:

Participants repeatedly read short stories with novel conceptual combinations.
Combinations were disambiguated using dominant or subordinate meanings.
Reading times in disambiguating regions were measured during practice and transfer phases.

Main Results:

Practice-induced speed-ups were greater for repeated items.
Reading times for subordinate and dominant meanings converged with practice.
Previously practiced meanings were retrieved in new contexts.

Conclusions:

Findings support the memory-based processing account of automaticity.
Automatization involves a shift towards retrieving prior interpretations.
Memory retrieval plays a crucial role in efficient text comprehension.