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Inferences during reading /

"Inferencing is defined as 'the act of deriving logical conclusions from premises known or assumed to be true', and it is one of the most important processes necessary for successful comprehension during reading. This volume features contributions by distinguished researchers in cogni...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: O'Brien, Edward J. (Editor ), Cook, Anne E. (Editor ), Lorch, Robert F. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Comprehending implicit meanings in text without making inferences / Charles A. Perfetti and Joseph Z. Stafura
  • 2. Passive activation and instantiation of inferences during reading / Anne E. Cook and Edward J. O'Brien
  • 3. Cognitive theories in discourse-processing research / Gail McKoon and Roger Ratcliff
  • 4. Validation of text and discourse inferences-- and explicit content / Murray Singer
  • 5. Inference generation in text comprehension: automatic and strategic processes in the construction of a mental representation / Paul van den Broek, Katinka Beker and Marja Oudega
  • 6. Emotion inferences during reading: going beyond the tip of the iceberg / Pascal Gygax and Christelle Gillioz
  • 7. Inference processing in children: the contributions of depth and breadth of vocabulary knowledge / Jane Oakhill, Kate Cain and Diana McCarthy
  • 8. A general inference skill / Panayiota Kendeou
  • 9. Toward an embodied approach to inferences in comprehension: the case of action language / Manuel de Vega
  • 10. The cognitive and neural correlates of individual differences in inferential processes / Chantel S. Prat and Brianna L. Yamasaki
  • 11. Inferences during text comprehension: what neuroscience can (or cannot) contribute / Evelyn C. Ferstl
  • 12. Causal inferences and world knowledge / Leo Noordman, Wietske Vonk, Reinier Cozijn and Stefan Frank
  • 13. Constructing inferences in naturalistic reading contexts / Arthur C. Graesser, Haiying Li and Shi Feng
  • 14. Inference generation during online study and multimedia learning / Kirsten R. Butcher and Sarah Davies
  • 15. What about expository text? / Robert F. Lorch, Jr
  • 16. The role of inferences in narrative experiences / Richard J. Gerrig and William G. Wenzel
  • 17. Interpretive inferences in literature / Susan R. Goldman, Kathryn S. McCarthy and Candice Burkett.