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The Effect Of Working Memory Span And Number Of Goal On Reading

Posted on:2012-06-08Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:G Y ShiFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155330335973836Subject:Basic Psychology
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Situation model is that the reader to description of the text time, place, character, cause, process, the results and so on a series of information reasoning or deduce the psychological formed microscopic world by his background knowledge and experience, namely the experience of textual content and understanding. Knitsch of discourse that understand success lies in form a perfect deep characterization, namely situation model. 1995 Zwaan and others propose indexing model to illustrates situation model. The theory that, event is the focus of the situation model, including multiple dimensions: space, time, causation, protagonist, goal dimension, readers can according to any one or more dimensions on discourse form the situation model events.This study used mixed experimental design research discourse when containing different goal number of reading influence. With discretion span and discourse contains target number as independent variables and to target word by try again when confess reaction for the dependent variable. And using eye tracking system of natural reading process, thus record to analyze the different span reading process for information way.By experiment, CuiYao (1996) prepare measurement working memory span of readings, screening high and low reading span. To prepare for the experiment. Using self-made textual materials, investigation by the practice of different span in reading contains many try to target the discourse reading the breadth of processing limit?Experiment 2, investigation working memory span different contained in discourse target number increased will respond differently? The length of fixed discourse in the situation, how much is still the target is the main factors affect the reading.Experiment 3, investigation with eye movement in discourse and the same length containing goal number more than working memory limit when reading all such span of machining process. Will text beginning, middle and end target sentences into interest area, compare various interest areas, at the time, would be the first time in saccades range at first time and time basis, presumably, discretion process of reader span of information processing differences. The results show that: (1) Discourse understanding target number will affect the reading efficiency. Performance in containing a goal for the three goals, was trying to target word response increasing. More than three objectives, in response to changing trends change, proof discourse contains three goal is to target number of turning point. The high popularity with low span of different trends. (2) In the same discourse, target quantity still length about reading efficiency. Reading from discourse that the influence of length, and restricted by the contained goal, that the influence of the complex degree. In three target level since turning point, the change trend of high-low span consistent. (3) Reading process, the use of processing high-low span way inconsistent and low popularity at the time of the increase in strategic tied to obtain information processing method; High in the breadth of the complex text instead of using series processing...
Keywords/Search Tags:language comprehension, working memory span, goal, eye movement
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