Psy/Ling 301 Intro to Psycholinguistics Terms and Concepts to review, exam 2

Please note: This is not a complete set of terms and concepts, but it does cover many of the issues that were discussed in the book and in the lectures.

The Internal Lexicon

The mental representation of meaning

Models of the lexicon

Hierarchical models

Spreading activation models

Factors involved in lexical access

Lexical Decision tasks

Semantic Priming

Lexical ambiguity

Parsing

Parse tree

Immediacy principle

Late Closure strategy

Minimal attachment strategy

Garden path sentences

Comprehending sentences in context

Conventions

Grice's Maxims (quantity, quality, relation, manner)

Speech acts, indirect speech acts

Models of speech acts

Metaphors

How do we process metaphors?

Memory for sentences

Meaning vs. surface structure of sentences

Retention and recognition of sentences

Interactional content and sentence recall

Inferences

Elaboration

When are inferences drawn?

How are inferences used in advertising?

Comprehension and memory of connected discourse

Discourse coherence and comprehension strategies

Cohesion

Coherence strategies (direct matching, bridging, reinstatement)

Working memory capacity

Educational implications

Active vs. Passive processing

Coherence in discourse, text revision and the role of background knowledge

Identifying the main points

Building globalstructures