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Accession Number:
ADA067779
Title:
On the Psychological Reality of Text Types
Corporate Author:
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES BEHAVIORAL TECHNOLOGY LABS
Report Date:
1979-02-01
Abstract:
Text type is proposed as a psychologically valid construct. Previous research has suggested that text type may play a role in a readers comprehension and memory for a text. Two experiments were conducted to explore the psychological reality of text types. In the first experiment, students were required to sort twelve texts on the basis of their similarities. The resultant sortings were subjected to a clustering analysis. Despite the fact that other bases for grouping together texts existed--a number of pairs of semantically related texts of different types were included--text type emerged as a powerful determiner of group membership. In the second experiment, students listened to recorded texts and then tried to recall them. As was predicted, text type had a significant effect on recall, with stories being recalled more fully than were instructions or definitions.
Descriptive Note:
Technical rept. 1 Jul 1978-28 Feb 1979
Supplementary Note:
Sponsored in part by the DARPA. DOI: 10.21236/ADA067779
Pages:
0050
Distribution Statement:
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
Contract Number:
N00014-77-C-0328
Contract Number 2:
DARPA ORDER-3353
File Size:
1.94MB
