Complement Set Reference after Implicitly Small Quantities: An Event-Related Potentials Study
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| Title: | Complement Set Reference after Implicitly Small Quantities: An Event-Related Potentials Study |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Ingram, Joanne, Ferguson, Heather J. (ORCID |
| Source: | Discourse Processes: A multidisciplinary journal. 2018 55(2):146-156. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 11 |
| Publication Date: | 2018 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research Tests/Questionnaires |
| Education Level: | Higher Education |
| Descriptors: | Brain Hemisphere Functions, Diagnostic Tests, Language Processing, Emotional Response, Reading Processes, Phrase Structure, Statistical Analysis, College Students, Foreign Countries |
| Geographic Terms: | United Kingdom (England) |
| DOI: | 10.1080/0163853X.2017.1330034 |
| ISSN: | 0163-853X |
| Abstract: | An anaphoric reference to the complement-set is a reference to the set that does not fulfil the predicate of the preceding sentence. Preferred reference to the complement-set has been found in eye movements when a character's implicit desire for a high amount has been denied using a negative emotion. We recorded event-related potentials to examine if, when a character's desire is denied with a negative emotion, the complement-set is immediately available for reference. Analysis of the N400 over posterior regions showed that although readers favored the reference-set after a positive emotion, there was no difference in responses between complement-set and reference-set references after a negative emotion. Processing of a complement-set reference did lead to an overall increase in negativity of the N400, suggesting that interpreting a complement-set reference incurred a general processing cost. This study provides novel data on the range of circumstances under which the complement-set is available. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 24 |
| Entry Date: | 2018 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1168130 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | An anaphoric reference to the complement-set is a reference to the set that does not fulfil the predicate of the preceding sentence. Preferred reference to the complement-set has been found in eye movements when a character's implicit desire for a high amount has been denied using a negative emotion. We recorded event-related potentials to examine if, when a character's desire is denied with a negative emotion, the complement-set is immediately available for reference. Analysis of the N400 over posterior regions showed that although readers favored the reference-set after a positive emotion, there was no difference in responses between complement-set and reference-set references after a negative emotion. Processing of a complement-set reference did lead to an overall increase in negativity of the N400, suggesting that interpreting a complement-set reference incurred a general processing cost. This study provides novel data on the range of circumstances under which the complement-set is available. |
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| ISSN: | 0163-853X |
| DOI: | 10.1080/0163853X.2017.1330034 |
