ERIC Number: EJ1328811
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Jan
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Negative Sentences Exhibit a Sustained Effect in Delayed Verification Tasks
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, v48 n1 p122-141 Jan 2022
Negated sentences are known to be more cognitively taxing than positive ones (i.e., "polarity effect"). We present evidence that two factors contribute to the polarity effect in verification tasks: processing the sentence and verifying its truth value. To quantify the relative contribution of each, we used a delayed verification task. The results show that even when participants are given a considerable amount of time for processing the sentence prior to verification, the polarity effect is not entirely eliminated. We suggest that this sustained effect stems from a retained negation-containing representation in working memory.
Descriptors: Sentence Structure, Task Analysis, Language Processing, Short Term Memory, Morphemes, Computer Assisted Testing, Decision Making, Reaction Time, Semitic Languages, Universities, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel (Jerusalem)
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