Emotion, Motivation, and Text Comprehension: The Detection of Contradictions in Passages
Ellis H, Ottaway S, Varner L, Becker A, Moore B. Emotion, Motivation, and Text Comprehension: The Detection of Contradictions in Passages. Journal Of Experimental Psychology General 1997, 126: 131-146. PMID: 9163933, DOI: 10.1037/0096-3445.126.2.131.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAttentionConcept FormationDepressionEmotionsFemaleHumansMaleMental RecallMotivationReadingConceptsDepressed participantsRatings of comprehensionDetection of contradictionsIrrelevant thoughtsText comprehensionVariety of passagesMood effectsDepressed individualsMood statesPassage difficultyText passagesComprehensionCollege studentsContradiction identificationIdentification of contradictionsFalse identificationMotivationParticipantsDepressive impairmentsEmotionsMoodJudgmentsDeficitsRatingsImpairment