Verbal Ability and Prior Knowledge: Contributions to Adults' Comprehension of Television.

Eckhardt, Beverly B.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ432516

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1991

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Verbal Ability and Prior Knowledge: Contributions to Adults' Comprehension of Television.

Eckhardt, Beverly B.; And Others

Communication Research, v18 n5 p636-49 Oct 1991

Examines the relative contributions of both verbal ability and prior knowledge to comprehension and memory for a televised movie, in both immediate and delayed recall conditions. Suggests that, although both factors aid in the comprehension process, they do so in different ways. (SR)

Descriptors: Adults, Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Higher Education, Memory, Prior Learning, Television Research, Television Viewing, Verbal Ability

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Note: Special Issue: Cognitive Processing of Media.