Semantic and Syntactic Interference in Sentence Comprehension: A Comparison of Working Memory Models.

ABSTRACT: This study investigated the nature of the underlying working memory system supporting sentence processing through examining individual differences in sensitivity to retrieval interference effects during sentence comprehension. Interference effects occur when readers incorrectly retrieve sentence constituents which are similar to those required during integrative processes. We examined interference arising from a partial match between distracting constituents and syntactic and semantic cues, and related these interference effects to performance on working memory, short-term memory (STM), vocabulary, and executive function tasks. For online sentence comprehension, as measured by self-paced reading, the magnitude of individuals' syntactic interference effects was predicted by general WM capac

SUBMITTER: Tan Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5309252 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature