Organization of Information in Text Memory.

McKoon, Gail

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ERIC Number: EJ162487

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Publication Date: 1977

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Organization of Information in Text Memory

McKoon, Gail

Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 16, 2, 247-260, Apr 77

An experiment tested the hypothesis that the memory representation of a text is a hierarchical structure in which information is ordered from most important to least important. Sentences that tested topic information were verified faster and more accurately than sentences that tested detail information. (Author/RM)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Language Processing, Language Research, Memory, Psycholinguistics, Recall (Psychology), Verbal Learning

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