Reading about persons: The mental representation of person descriptions

in S.R. Nasato (Ed.) Advances in social cognition research (2014)

Processing person descriptions: How does text coherence influence encoding and retrieval of person information?

in Journal of Language & Social Psychology (2008), 27

Two experiments investigate the processing of person descriptions that consist of a number of statements about the characteristics of a person. In one condition, each statement refers to a single person ... [more ▼]

Two experiments investigate the processing of person descriptions that consist of a number of statements about the characteristics of a person. In one condition, each statement refers to a single person attribute and in the other condition, causal (e.g., because) and additive (e.g., and) conjunctions are introduced to verbally link the statements. In a free recall experiment, it is found that the introduction of verbal links enhances participants’ memory for the presented information. A self-paced reading-time experiment shows that the comprehension of person information is significantly facilitated by the introduction of verbal links. Furthermore, the results are due to the introduction of causal conjunctions. The findings are discussed in terms of their implications for social cognition research and social-psychological issues of language. [less ▲]

Soziale Urteilsbildung aus Personbeschreibungen

Scientific Conference (2005, September)

Abschlussbericht des vom Forschungsausschuss der Universität des Saarlandes geförderten Forschungsprojekts "Widersprüche in Personenbeschreibungen: Wie beeinflusst die Textkohärenz das Verstehen inkonsistenter Personmerkmale?"

Report (2005)

Personalauswahl: Ist das Prototypenmodell der sozialen Kognition ein geeigneter Ansatz?

Scientific Conference (2003, March)