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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1031-1044 |
| Journal | Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition |
| Volume | 32 |
| Publication status | Published - 2006 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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In: Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition, Vol. 32, 2006, p. 1031-1044.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Comprehending narratives containing flashbacks: Evidence for temporally organized representations
AU - Claus, Berry
AU - Kelter, Stephanie
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - This study investigated the representations that readers construct for narratives describing a sequence of events. Participants read narratives describing 4 successive events in chronological order (Event 1, Event 2, Event 3, Event 4 [E1, E2, E3, E4] Experiment 1) or in nonchronological order with E1 being mentioned in a flashback (E2, E3, E1, E4; Experiments 2–4). The information about the duration of E2 was manipulated, and the mental accessibility of E1 was tested at the end of a passage. All 4 experiments showed that E1 was less accessible if the text implied that it occurred a relatively long time ago in the described world compared with when it occurred a shorter time ago. This result suggests that readers construct a temporally organized representation even if the text structure does not suggest such an organization.
AB - This study investigated the representations that readers construct for narratives describing a sequence of events. Participants read narratives describing 4 successive events in chronological order (Event 1, Event 2, Event 3, Event 4 [E1, E2, E3, E4] Experiment 1) or in nonchronological order with E1 being mentioned in a flashback (E2, E3, E1, E4; Experiments 2–4). The information about the duration of E2 was manipulated, and the mental accessibility of E1 was tested at the end of a passage. All 4 experiments showed that E1 was less accessible if the text implied that it occurred a relatively long time ago in the described world compared with when it occurred a shorter time ago. This result suggests that readers construct a temporally organized representation even if the text structure does not suggest such an organization.
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0278-7393.32.5.1031
U2 - 10.1037/0278-7393.32.5.1031
DO - 10.1037/0278-7393.32.5.1031
M3 - Article
VL - 32
SP - 1031
EP - 1044
JO - Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition
JF - Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition
SN - 0278-7393
ER -