James J. Jenkins (1995) Comprehending Comprehension
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Psycoloquy 6(26): Comprehending Comprehension
Comprehending Comprehension
Book Review of Gernsbacher on Language-Comprehension
James J. Jenkins
Psychology Department
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida 33620-8200
jenkins@luna.cas.usf.edu
Abstract
Gernsbacher's book (1990) reports a ten-year series of
experiments giving substance to the view that understanding a
sentence requires the building of some sort of mental structure.
The experiments are clearly described, counter-views are considered
and dealt with, and research is integrated with that of other
investigators. The bibliography is excellent. The experimental
paradigm may be criticized as being mainly concerned with the
disruption of processing and neglecting the facilitation of
comprehension. Overall, however, the book is an impressive
contribution to our knowledge.
Keywords
comprehension, cognitive processes, sentence
comprehension, psycholinguistics
References
- Swinney, D.A. (1979) Lexical access during sentence comprehension: (Re)consideration of context effects. Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 18, 645-659.
- Gernsbacher, M.A. (1990) Language Comprehension as Structure Building. Hillsdale NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
- Gernsbacher, M.A. (1992) Precis of: Language Comprehension as Structure Building. PSYCOLOQUY 3(69) language-comprehension.1.gernsbacher.