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Antecedent retrieval processes.

E J O'Brien1, P S Plewes, J E Albrecht

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of New Hampshire, Durham 03824.

Journal of Experimental Psychology. Learning, Memory, and Cognition
|March 1, 1990
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Readers find later antecedents more quickly than earlier ones, and elaborated antecedents faster than non-elaborated ones. This search activates related concepts within the same category.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Psycholinguistics
  • Reading Comprehension

Background:

  • Understanding how readers process information and resolve pronoun or noun phrase references (antecedents) is crucial in psycholinguistics.
  • Previous research has explored factors influencing antecedent accessibility, but the interplay of antecedent position and elaboration requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the temporal dynamics of antecedent retrieval during reading.
  • To determine the impact of antecedent elaboration on retrieval efficiency.
  • To examine the scope of conceptual activation during antecedent search.

Main Methods:

  • Three experiments were conducted where participants read passages containing two potential antecedents (early and late).
  • The degree of elaboration for each antecedent was manipulated across passages.

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  • Reading times were measured to infer processing efficiency and antecedent accessibility.

    • Main Results:

    • Late antecedents were reinstated more quickly than early antecedents.
    • Elaborated antecedents were retrieved faster than non-elaborated ones.
    • Antecedent search activated related concepts, but this activation was category-specific.

    Conclusions:

    • Reading comprehension involves an efficient search strategy that prioritizes later-occurring information.
    • Elaboration significantly enhances the accessibility of antecedents.
    • Conceptual activation during antecedent search is constrained, primarily affecting semantically related concepts.