Andrews Glenda, Ogden Jessica E, Halford Graeme S
Menzies Institute of Health Queensland, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia.
School of Applied Psychology, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia.
Adv Cogn Psychol. 2017 Mar 31;13(1):11-27. doi: 10.5709/acp-0203-8. eCollection 2017.
Comprehension of plausible and implausible object- and subject-relative clause sentences with and without prepositional phrases was examined. Undergraduates read each sentence then evaluated a statement as consistent or inconsistent with the sentence. Higher acceptance of consistent than inconsistent statements indicated reliance on . Higher acceptance of plausible than implausible statements reflected reliance on . There was greater reliance on semantic plausibility and lesser reliance on syntactic analysis for more complex object-relatives and sentences with prepositional phrases than for less complex subject-relatives and sentences without prepositional phrases. Comprehension accuracy and confidence were lower when syntactic analysis and semantic plausibility yielded conflicting interpretations. The conflict effect on comprehension was significant for complex sentences but not for less complex sentences. Working memory capacity predicted resolution of the conflict in more and less complex items only when sentences and statements were presented sequentially. Fluid intelligence predicted resolution of the conflict in more and less complex items under sequential and simultaneous presentation. Domain-general processes appear to be involved in resolving syntax-plausibility conflicts in sentence comprehension.
研究了包含和不包含介词短语的合理与不合理的宾语关系从句和主语关系从句句子的理解情况。本科生阅读每个句子，然后评估一个陈述与该句子是否一致。对一致陈述的接受度高于不一致陈述表明依赖于……。对合理陈述的接受度高于不合理陈述反映了对……的依赖。与不太复杂的主语关系从句和不包含介词短语的句子相比，对于更复杂的宾语关系从句和包含介词短语的句子，对语义合理性的依赖更大，对句法分析的依赖更小。当句法分析和语义合理性产生冲突的解释时，理解准确性和信心较低。冲突对理解的影响在复杂句子中显著，但在不太复杂的句子中不显著。只有当句子和陈述按顺序呈现时，工作记忆容量才能预测复杂和不太复杂项目中冲突的解决。在顺序和同时呈现的情况下，流体智力可以预测复杂和不太复杂项目中冲突的解决。领域通用过程似乎参与了句子理解中句法-合理性冲突的解决。
