psyc 317 ch 11

Question 1

causal relation

Answer 1

An event that results in the occurrence of another event

Question 2

global coherence

Answer 2

Integration of major ideas that occur throughout a text

Question 3

inference

Answer 3

The use of reasoning to establish relations in a text when the relations are not directly stated

Question 4

local coherence

Answer 4

Integration of ideas within an immediate context in a text

Question 5

mental model

Answer 5

A persons mental representation of a situation

Question 6

obstacle

Answer 6

An event that delays or prevents the attainment of a goal

Question 7

perspective

Answer 7

A particular point of view

Question 8

plot

Answer 8

The sequence of events related to achieving goals in a narrative

Question 9

proposition

Answer 9

A meaningful idea that typically consists of several words

Question 10

readability

Answer 10

The number of recalled propositions divided by reading time

Question 11

readability formula

Answer 11

A formula that uses variables such as word frequency and sentence length to predict the readability of text

Question 12

reinstatement search

Answer 12

The search of long term memory to place words in short term memory where they can be used to integrate a text

Question 13

resolution

Answer 13

The outcome of events in the plot

Question 14

setting

Answer 14

The time and place in which narrative events occur

Question 15

situation model

Answer 15

Integration of prior knowledge and text information to construct an understanding of the situation described in a text

Question 16

theme

Answer 16

The main goals of characters in a narrative