Presupposition Processing and the (Re)activation of Negated Concepts
Presupposition Processing and the (Re)activation of Negated Concepts
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DOI：
10.1080/0163853x.2013.871192
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发表时间：
2014-01-01
影响因子：
2.2
通讯作者：
Levine, William H.
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作者：
Autry, Kevin S.;Levine, William H.
否定词比非否定词要花更长的时间来识别，这表明否定的概念不那么活跃。目前的实验测试了这种降低的激活在立即测试之后不会持续的可能性。实验1使用了与之前研究类似的探测任务和材料，但改变了探测的时间。否定效应在0 ms时出现，重复了先前的研究，但在500 ms或1000 ms时不存在，这表明未经许可的否定概念最初在激活中减少，但随后通过预设处理重新激活。实验2在持续理解和控制阅读时间时测量激活产生了类似的结果，实验3表明这些效应发生在否定未被许可时，而不是在否定被许可时。这些发现与未经许可的否定所导致的激活减少是短暂的假设是一致的。
Negated words take longer to recognize than non-negated words following sentences with negation, suggesting that negated concepts are less active. The present experiments tested the possibility that this reduced activation would not persist beyond immediate testing. Experiment 1 used a probe task and materials similar to those used in previous research but manipulated the timing of the probe. The negation effect was present at 0 ms, replicating previous studies, but not at 500 ms or 1,000 ms, suggesting that unlicensed negated concepts are initially reduced in activation but then reactivated by presuppositional processing. Experiment 2 produced similar results when activation was measured during ongoing comprehension and reading time was controlled, and Experiment 3 demonstrated that these effects occur when negation is unlicensed but not when it is licensed. These findings are consistent with the hypothesis that the reduced activation seen from unlicensed negation is short-lived.