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Rapid Serial Visual Presentation (RSVP) processing is harder for ambiguous sentences, especially when cognitive resources like working memory (WM) and vocabulary are limited. These factors significantly impact sentence comprehension accuracy and speed.

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  • Psycholinguistics
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • The conventional view suggests Rapid Serial Visual Presentation (RSVP) primarily taxes working memory (WM), impacting sentence processing.
  • Most studies infer WM involvement without directly measuring other cognitive resources.
  • Sentence ambiguity and other cognitive factors may interact with RSVP to influence comprehension.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the interplay between RSVP, sentence ambiguity, and cognitive resources (WM, cognitive control, vocabulary) on sentence comprehension.
  • To examine how presentation type and ambiguity affect reading speed (RT) and accuracy.
  • To explore the moderating roles of WM and vocabulary in RSVP sentence processing.

Main Methods:

  • Participants read ambiguous and unambiguous sentences using RSVP and Whole-Sentence presentation.
  • Comprehension was assessed via questions targeting ambiguous sentence regions.
  • Reading times (RT) and accuracy were recorded, alongside measures of WM, cognitive control, and vocabulary.

Main Results:

  • Presentation type and ambiguity interacted, exaggerating RSVP's effect on RT for ambiguous sentences.
  • Reading time effects were moderated by working memory (WM) and vocabulary.
  • Accuracy was influenced by working memory (WM) and cognitive control.

Conclusions:

  • RSVP's impact on sentence comprehension is modulated by sentence ambiguity and individual cognitive resources.
  • Cognitive control and WM are crucial for accurate comprehension, particularly under demanding RSVP conditions.
  • Findings highlight the importance of considering multiple cognitive resources beyond WM in sentence processing models.