An investigation into the online processing of counterfactual and indicative conditionals.
A study was conducted to investigate how readers process counterfactual conditionals and indicative conditionals. Data were obtained using two experiments involving 72 university students. Findings revealed that a reading-time penalty arises during the processing of counterfactual conditionals whe...
| Publicado en: | Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology Vol. 62; no. 11; pp. 2113 - 2126 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
November 2009
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| Sumario: | A study was conducted to investigate how readers process counterfactual conditionals and indicative conditionals. Data were obtained using two experiments involving 72 university students. Findings revealed that a reading-time penalty arises during the processing of counterfactual conditionals when there is a mismatch between the information communicated about the counterfactual condition and prior context. Findings indicated that no such penalty occurs as a function of mismatch between the conditional and prior context during the reading of indicative conditionals. Findings are discussed in detail. |
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