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Semantic Memory and Sentence Comprehension

The topic of semantic memory concerns how people represent and access the meanings of words during the comprehension of sentences and other forms of linguistic input.

For More Information:

• Kounios, J., Osman, A. M., & Meyer, D. E. (1987). Structure and process in semantic memory: New evidence based on speed-accuracy decomposition. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 116, 3-25.
• Landauer, T. K., & Meyer, D. E. (1972). Category size and semantic memory retrieval. Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 11, 539-549.
• Meyer, D. E. (1970). On the representation and retrieval of stored semantic information. Cognitive Psychology, 1, 242-299.
• Meyer, D. E. (1973). Correlated operations in searching stored semantic categories. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 99, 124-133.
• Meyer, D. E. (1973). Verifying affirmative and negative propositions: Effects of negation on memory retrieval. In S. Kornblum (Ed.), Attention and performance IV. New York: Academic Press.
• Meyer, D. E. (1975). Long-term memory retrieval during the comprehension of affirmative and negative sentences. In R. A. Kennedy & A. Wilkes (Eds.), Studies on long-term memory. New York: Wiley.

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