The role of long-term working memory in text comprehension

Authors
Kintsch, W Patel, VL Ericsson, KA
Citation
W. Kintsch et al., The role of long-term working memory in text comprehension, PSYCHOLOGIA, 42(4), 1999, pp. 186-198
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Psycology
Journal title
PSYCHOLOGIA
ISSN journal
00332852 → ACNP
Volume
42
Issue
4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
186 - 198
Database
ISI
SICI code
0033-2852(199912)42:4<186:TROLWM>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
A distinction is made between short-term working memory, which is capacity limited, and long-term working memory, which is available to experts in the ir domain of expertise. Text comprehension is viewed as expert performance. The role of long-term working memory in text comprehension is analyzed, wi th an emphasis on the activation of relevant knowledge during comprehension . Latent semantic analysis used to model knowledge activation in text compr ehension.