Meaning, memory structure, and mental processes.

摘要: Although people experience little difficulty in recognizing printed words and comprehending sentences, they cannot do it instantaneously. Experimental psychologists have recently measured the speed of these mental processes by applying a reaction-time method. The method provides new data concerning organization retrieval familiar semantic information human memory. It has been found that close relations between meanings help to recognize pronounce faster, especially when are hard see because visual distortions. Close word also facilitate comprehension some as indicated how long person takes decide whether sentences true or false. facilitation is not universal, however. When relation two must be analyzed carefully, their proximity may actually inhibit processing. These results, along with additional findings, support hypothesis memory includes network represents various categories objects at distinct locations linked specify each other. structure probably influences number different use it. One possible access route through set detectors designed accumulate sensory signal presence particular words. There appear for searching comparing pieces knowledge after finds designated categories. Further research using provide more detailed inventory what facts retrieved directly from computed other stored (36).