The role of two types of semantic information in the processing of false sentences

Robert F. Lorch

doi:10.1016/S0022-5371(78)90315-8

The role of two types of semantic information in the processing of false sentences

Robert F. Lorch

Psychology

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This research examined the verification of false sentences of the form "All S are P" (e.g., "All jaguars are tigers" or "All birds are chickens"). It was found that the more properties the subject- and predicate-concept of the sentence shared, the slower subjects were to respond; while the more accessible the subordinate/superordinate relationship between the subject and predicate, the faster subjects were to respond. These findings provide difficulties for the feature comparison model (Smith, Shoben, & Rips, 1974) and question its central assumption that only property relations are prestored in memory.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	523-537
Number of pages	15
Journal	Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior
Volume	17
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-5371(78)90315-8
State	Published - Oct 1978

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Some of the research reported in this paper was presented to the University of Massachusetts in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science. All of the research reported was completed while the author was supported by a National Institute of Health Experimental Traineeship, MH-1t823, In addition, the research was supported by NIH Grant, MH-25434-02, to Dr. Jerome L. Myers.

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Some of the research reported in this paper was presented to the University of Massachusetts in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science. All of the research reported was completed while the author was supported by a National Institute of Health Experimental Traineeship, MH-1t823, In addition, the research was supported by NIH Grant, MH-25434-02, to Dr. Jerome L. Myers.

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National Institute of Health Experimental Traineeship	MH-1t823
National Institutes of Health (NIH)	MH-25434-02

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