Abstract
Negated sentences are known to be more cognitively taxing than positive ones (i.e., polarity effect). We present evidence that two factors contribute to the polarity effect in verification tasks: processing the sentence and verifying its truth value. To quantify the relative contribution of each, we used a delayed verification task. The results show that even when participants are given a considerable amount of time for processing the sentence prior to verification, the polarity effect is not entirely eliminated. We suggest that this sustained effect stems from a retained negation-containing representation in working memory.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 122-141 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 2022 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2022 American Psychological Association
Funding
This work was supported by grants from the Israel Science Foundation (ISF 2093/16 and ISF 757/16) and funding provided by the Gatsby Charitable Foundation.
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| Gatsby Charitable Foundation | |
| Israel Science Foundation | ISF 2093/16, ISF 757/16 |
Keywords
- Negation
- Quantifiers
- Sentence processing
- Sentence representation
- Verification
Fingerprint
Dive into the research topics of 'Negative Sentences Exhibit a Sustained Effect in Delayed Verification Tasks'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.Cite this
- APA
- Author
- BIBTEX
- Harvard
- Standard
- RIS
- Vancouver