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Duran, Nicholas D.; Dale, Rick; Kreuz, Roger J. – Cognition, 2011
We explored perspective-taking behavior in a visuospatial mental rotation task that requires listeners to adopt an egocentric or "other-centric" frame of reference. In the current task, objects could be interpreted relative to the point-of-view of the listener (egocentric) or of a simulated partner (other-centric). Across three studies, we…
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Spatial Ability, Social Environment, Perspective Taking
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Ditman, Tali; Brunye, Tad T.; Mahoney, Caroline R.; Taylor, Holly A. – Cognition, 2010
Recent research has suggested that reading involves the mental simulation of events and actions described in a text. It is possible however that previous findings did not tap into processes engaged during natural reading but rather those triggered by task demands. The present study examined whether readers spontaneously mentally simulate the…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Memory, Prediction, Reading Processes