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Elaborative inferencing as an active or passive process.

S Garrod1, E J O'Brien, R K Morris

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Glasgow, Scotland.

Journal of Experimental Psychology. Learning, Memory, and Cognition
|March 1, 1990
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Readers make elaborative inferences when texts provide clear contexts or demand predictions. True anaphoric text is crucial for observing these reading comprehension processes.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Psycholinguistics

Background:

  • Previous research indicated readers only form elaborative inferences when text strongly prevents disconfirmation.
  • O'Brien et al. (1988) identified text characteristics that facilitate inference generation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To reanalyze O'Brien et al.'s (1988) data on elaborative inferences.
  • To investigate the role of anaphoric relations and prior mention explicitness in inference generation.
  • To refine conclusions regarding text characteristics influencing elaborative inferencing.

Main Methods:

  • Reanalysis of existing data from O'Brien et al. (1988).
  • Experimental manipulation of anaphoric relations (presence/absence) between target words and prior mentions.

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  • Experimental manipulation of the explicitness of prior mentions in the text.

    • Main Results:

    • Distinction between passive elaborative inferencing (biasing context) and active elaborative inferencing (demand sentence).
    • Biasing contexts establish a framework for interpretation.
    • Demand sentences prompt readers to actively anticipate subsequent text.
    • Clear evidence for either inference type requires truly anaphoric materials.

    Conclusions:

    • Elaborative inferencing is modulated by specific text characteristics.
    • Textual features can elicit distinct types of inferential processing: passive contextualization versus active prediction.
    • The presence of genuine anaphoric links is essential for reliably observing and studying elaborative inferences in readers.