Lexico-syntactic constraints influence verbal working memory in sentence-like lists
Mem Cognit. 2023 Dec 21. doi: 10.3758/s13421-023-01496-2. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTWe test predictions from the language emergent perspective on verbal working memory that lexico-syntactic constraints should support both item and order memory. In natural language, long-term knowledge of lexico-syntactic patterns involving part of speech, verb biases, and noun animacy support language comprehension and production. In three experiments, participants were presented with randomly generated dative-like sentences or lists in which part of speech, verb biases, and animacy of a single word were manipulated. Participants were ...
Source: Memory and Cognition - December 22, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Steven C Schwering Cassandra L Jacobs Janelle Montemayor Maryellen C MacDonald Source Type: research
Transitivity and non-uniform subjecthood in agreement attraction
Mem Cognit. 2023 Dec 19. doi: 10.3758/s13421-023-01482-8. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTResearch on human language converges on a view in which a grammatical "subject" is the most saliently encoded entity in mental representation. However, subjecthood is not a syntactically uniform phenomenon. Notably, many languages encode morphological distinctions between subjects of transitive verbs (i.e., verbs that require an object) and subjects of intransitive verbs. We ask how this typological pattern manifests in a language like English (which does not morphologically signal it) by examining the "distinctiveness" of transitive ve...
Source: Memory and Cognition - December 19, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Myung Hye Yoo Rebecca Tollan Source Type: research
Grounding of abstract concepts related to power
In conclusion, abstract concepts related to power can be depicted visually via grounding in different ways, such as using metaphors, experiences, and actions.PMID:38082025 | DOI:10.3758/s13421-023-01492-6 (Source: Memory and Cognition)
Source: Memory and Cognition - December 11, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Martina Rieger Victoria K E Bart Source Type: research
The attentional boost effect in free recall dynamics
Mem Cognit. 2023 Dec 11. doi: 10.3758/s13421-023-01499-z. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTWith the attentional boost effect (ABE), responding to a briefly presented target in a detection task enhances the encoding of other items presented at the same time. However, the effects of target detection on context memory for the event in which the stimulus appeared remain unclear. Here, we present findings from verbal free recall and recognition experiments that test the effects of target detection during encoding on temporal and relational aspects of context memory. Consistent with prior demonstrations of limited effects of target...
Source: Memory and Cognition - December 11, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Adam W Broitman Khena M Swallow Source Type: research
Grounding of abstract concepts related to power
In conclusion, abstract concepts related to power can be depicted visually via grounding in different ways, such as using metaphors, experiences, and actions.PMID:38082025 | DOI:10.3758/s13421-023-01492-6 (Source: Memory and Cognition)
Source: Memory and Cognition - December 11, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Martina Rieger Victoria K E Bart Source Type: research
The attentional boost effect in free recall dynamics
Mem Cognit. 2023 Dec 11. doi: 10.3758/s13421-023-01499-z. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTWith the attentional boost effect (ABE), responding to a briefly presented target in a detection task enhances the encoding of other items presented at the same time. However, the effects of target detection on context memory for the event in which the stimulus appeared remain unclear. Here, we present findings from verbal free recall and recognition experiments that test the effects of target detection during encoding on temporal and relational aspects of context memory. Consistent with prior demonstrations of limited effects of target...
Source: Memory and Cognition - December 11, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Adam W Broitman Khena M Swallow Source Type: research
Grounding of abstract concepts related to power
In conclusion, abstract concepts related to power can be depicted visually via grounding in different ways, such as using metaphors, experiences, and actions.PMID:38082025 | DOI:10.3758/s13421-023-01492-6 (Source: Memory and Cognition)
Source: Memory and Cognition - December 11, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Martina Rieger Victoria K E Bart Source Type: research
The attentional boost effect in free recall dynamics
Mem Cognit. 2023 Dec 11. doi: 10.3758/s13421-023-01499-z. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTWith the attentional boost effect (ABE), responding to a briefly presented target in a detection task enhances the encoding of other items presented at the same time. However, the effects of target detection on context memory for the event in which the stimulus appeared remain unclear. Here, we present findings from verbal free recall and recognition experiments that test the effects of target detection during encoding on temporal and relational aspects of context memory. Consistent with prior demonstrations of limited effects of target...
Source: Memory and Cognition - December 11, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Adam W Broitman Khena M Swallow Source Type: research
Grounding of abstract concepts related to power
In conclusion, abstract concepts related to power can be depicted visually via grounding in different ways, such as using metaphors, experiences, and actions.PMID:38082025 | DOI:10.3758/s13421-023-01492-6 (Source: Memory and Cognition)
Source: Memory and Cognition - December 11, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Martina Rieger Victoria K E Bart Source Type: research
The attentional boost effect in free recall dynamics
Mem Cognit. 2023 Dec 11. doi: 10.3758/s13421-023-01499-z. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTWith the attentional boost effect (ABE), responding to a briefly presented target in a detection task enhances the encoding of other items presented at the same time. However, the effects of target detection on context memory for the event in which the stimulus appeared remain unclear. Here, we present findings from verbal free recall and recognition experiments that test the effects of target detection during encoding on temporal and relational aspects of context memory. Consistent with prior demonstrations of limited effects of target...
Source: Memory and Cognition - December 11, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Adam W Broitman Khena M Swallow Source Type: research
