Training propositional reasoning
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This study compares the effectiveness of four different types of experimental training on the accuracy of propositional reasoning. The results indicate that semantic training supports the construction of appropriate mental models and is the most helpful in facilitating the interpretational factors of propositional reasoning.
Publication Name: Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology: Part A: Human Experimental Psychology
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 1464-0740
Year: 2000
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The influence of focus operators on syntactic processing of short relative clause sentences
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The syntactical ambiguities of relative clauses in sentences are examined, focusing on the linguistic context in which the clauses exist. Experiments investigate reading times, focus operators, initial parsing, and the manner in which reduced syntactical constructions are comprehended.
Publication Name: Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology: Part A: Human Experimental Psychology
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 1464-0740
Year: 1999
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