This article reviews research on the use of situation models in language comprehension and
memory retrieval over the past 15 years. Situation models are integrated mental …

The goal of this chapter is to provide the foundation toward developing a more
comprehensive model of reading comprehension. To this end, seven prominent …

This chapter describes a general theory of comprehension. The theory of text
comprehension is a comprehension model in the sense, but it leaves room for problem …

In this book, Walter Kintsch presents a theory of human text comprehension and extends his
analysis to related areas. Comprehension is conceptualized as a two-stage process: first …

▪ Abstract The field of discourse processing has dissected many of the levels of
representation that are constructed when individuals read or listen to connected discourse …

The process of text comprehension requires the integration of the information in the
sentence currently being read with information previously read. This, in turn, implies that …

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of prior knowledge and text
structure on cognitive processes during comprehension of scientific texts. To investigate the …

Over the past decade, the question of whether there is a mental logic has become subject to
considerable debate. There have been attacks by critics who believe that all reasoning uses …

Narratives enable readers to vividly experience fictional and non-fictional contexts. Writers
use a variety of language features to control these experiences: they direct readers in how to …

Memory-based and constructionist processes have both been proposed as essential
components of the activation of concepts (eg, propositions) and the establishment of …