volume 23 issue 2 pages 115-126

The effects of causal cohesion on comprehension and memory

Janice M. Keenan 1
Susan D Baillet 2
Polly Brown 1
Publication typeJournal Article
Publication date1984-04-01
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Two experiments are reported in which sentence-by-sentence reading times were collected on two-sentence paragraphs, where the first sentence specified a cause for the event in the second sentence. Each paragraph had four versions. All versions had the same second sentence and were referentially coherent; they differed, however, in the causal relatedness of the two sentences. Despite referential coherence, reading times for second sentences were shown to steadily increase as causal relatedness decreased. Recognition and recall memory for the causes was poorest for the most and least related causes and best for causes of intermediate levels of relatedness.
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Keenan J. M., Baillet S. D., Brown P. The effects of causal cohesion on comprehension and memory // Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior. 1984. Vol. 23. No. 2. pp. 115-126.
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Keenan J. M., Baillet S. D., Brown P. The effects of causal cohesion on comprehension and memory // Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior. 1984. Vol. 23. No. 2. pp. 115-126.
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.1016/s0022-5371(84)90082-3
UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-5371(84)90082-3
TI - The effects of causal cohesion on comprehension and memory
T2 - Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior
AU - Keenan, Janice M.
AU - Baillet, Susan D
AU - Brown, Polly
PY - 1984
DA - 1984/04/01
PB - Elsevier
SP - 115-126
IS - 2
VL - 23
SN - 0022-5371
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@article{1984_Keenan,
author = {Janice M. Keenan and Susan D Baillet and Polly Brown},
title = {The effects of causal cohesion on comprehension and memory},
journal = {Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior},
year = {1984},
volume = {23},
publisher = {Elsevier},
month = {apr},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-5371(84)90082-3},
number = {2},
pages = {115--126},
doi = {10.1016/s0022-5371(84)90082-3}
}
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Keenan, Janice M., et al. “The effects of causal cohesion on comprehension and memory.” Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, vol. 23, no. 2, Apr. 1984, pp. 115-126. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-5371(84)90082-3.