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Direct linkWertgen, Andreas G.; Richter, Tobias; Rouet, Jean-François – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2021
This study examined the role of source credibility in the validation of factual information embedded in short narratives. In a self-paced reading experiment, we tested the assumption that the degree of (im-)plausibility determines the extent that source credibility affects validation during comprehension. We used reading times of target and…
Descriptors: Credibility, Information Sources, Expertise, Validity
Creer, Sarah D.; Cook, Anne E.; O'Brien, Edward J. – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2018
During comprehension, readers' general world knowledge and contextual information compete for influence during integration and validation. Fantasy narratives, in which general world knowledge often conflicts with fantastical events, provide a setting to examine this competition. Experiment 1 showed that with sufficient elaboration, contextual…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Fantasy, Knowledge Level, Prior Learning
Barnes, Marcia A.; Ahmed, Yusra; Barth, Amy; Francis, David J. – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2015
The integration of knowledge during reading was tested in 1,109 secondary school students. Reading times for the second sentence in a pair (Jane's headache went away) were compared in conditions where the first sentence was either causally or temporally related to the first sentence (Jane took an aspirin vs. Jane looked for an aspirin).…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Grade 7, Grade 8
Peer reviewedRibovich, Jerilyn K. – Reading World, 1979
Describes a study in which it was found that informational background has some effect on reading speed and comprehension. (TJ)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Knowledge Level, Reading Comprehension, Reading Rate
Pace, Ann Jaffe – 1979
This document reports the findings of a study of children's comprehension of stories containing inconsistent information. The subjects were 84 children in kindergarten and the second, fourth and sixth grades. Twelve subjects from each grade listened to two stories and twelve other subjects from grades 2, 4, and 6 read two stories. Each subject was…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
