Egocentric inference of object positions during reading and listening

Abstract. Subjects read narratives describing several objects surrounding a protagonist. In taking the protagonist's perspective, subjects constructed egocentric mental models of the ...

Wall or no Wall? The representation of spatial changes in situation models

Abstract. Two experiments were carried out to answer the following questions: Do readers integrate spatial changes described in naturalistic narratives into situation models? And ...

The Crossover Effect of the propositional text representation and the mental model: Towards the role of individual differences in spatial imagery ability

Abstract. The crossover effect () predicts that a mental model is more ...

Strategic focusing of attention during narrative reading

Abstract. In 2 experiments based on the constructionist view of text comprehension, we investigated whether readers are able to strategically use, in a problem solving matter, spatial and temporal ...

Situation models in text comprehension: Will emotionally relieving information be automatically activated?

Abstract. It was tested whether the “situation model” framework can be applied to research on coping processes. Therefore, subjects (N = 80) were ...

Mental models of social interactions: How readers comprehend texts about cheating behaviors

Abstract. A cheating loop is a particular pattern of social exchanges in which two partners, who are bound to one another by a social contract, interact with a ...

Influence of the type of visualization on the construction of mental models during picture and text comprehension

Abstract. The following article describes an integrative model of text and picture comprehension. Text and picture comprehension is ...

Inferring time-dependent changes of entities during reading

Abstract. The present paper adresses the question as to whether readers exploit temporal text information for inferring changes in properties of objects (e.g., hot chocolate becomes cold). In the ...

Mental models of fictional characters' mental states and actions

Abstract. This research work addresses the issue whether mental models including the representation of the protagonist's mental state allow readers to detect inconsistencies. An experiment ...