Linking Context to Language Switching: Effects of Background Noise on Bilingual Language Comprehension [PDF]
Behavioral SciencesIn the present study, we set out to examine the effect of background noise on bilingual language comprehension between a person’s first language (L1) and second language (L2).
Lu Jiao +4 more
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Three mechanisms of language comprehension are revealed through cluster analysis of individuals with language deficits [PDF]
npj Science of LearningAnalysis of linguistic abilities that are concurrently impaired in individuals with language deficits allows identification of a shared underlying mechanism.
Andrey Vyshedskiy +3 more
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Are there distinct levels of language comprehension in autistic individuals – cluster analysis [PDF]
npj Mental Health ResearchAutism is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by deficits in social communication. We assessed 14-language comprehension abilities in 31,845 autistic individuals 4 to 21 years of age using parent-generated reports.
Andrey Vyshedskiy +2 more
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Importance of language for children’s theory of mind: Comparison of verbal and nonverbal theory of mind tasks [PDF]
Psihologija, 2021 The ability to attribute mental states to oneself and others, known as the theory of mind (ToM), has been widely researched over the past 40 years, along with its relation to language comprehension.
Šimleša Sanja +3 more
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Linking sentence production and comprehension: The neural mechanisms underlying production and comprehension control processes [PDF]
, 2012 This thesis investigated the relationship between sentence production and comprehension. A combination of behavioural and neuroimaging techniques were used to examine the extent to which sentence production and comprehension engage common or distinct ...
Humphreys, Gina F
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Comprehension, Use Cases and Requirements [PDF]
, 2009 Within requirements engineering it is generally accepted that in writing specifications (or indeed any requirements phase document), one attempts to produce an artefact which will be simple to comprehend for the user.
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Comprehension problems in children with specific language impairment: does mental imagery training help? [PDF]
, 2007 Background. Children with specific language impairment (SLI) experience story comprehension deficits (Bishop and Adams, 1992; Botting and Adams, 2005; Norbury and Bishop, 2002).
Cain, K, Joffe, V, Maric, N
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To get hold of the wrong end of the stick : reasons for poor idiom understanding in children with reading comprehension difficulties. [PDF]
, 2008 Purpose: The aim was to identify the source of idiom understanding difficulties in children with specific reading comprehension failure. Method: Two groups (Ns=15) of 9- to 10-year-olds participated. One group had age-appropriate word reading and reading
Cain, Kate, Towse, Andrea S.
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2020 The present study tests a section of the DIET (direct and indirect effects model of text comprehension; Kim, 2017) model and focuses on the relations between early language skills, various facets of mental state understanding, and text comprehension.
Susanne Ebert
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Imitation Improves Language Comprehension [PDF]
Psychological Science, 2010 Humans imitate each other during social interaction. This imitative behavior streamlines social interaction and aids in learning to replicate actions. However, the effect of imitation on action comprehension is unclear. This study investigated whether vocal imitation of an unfamiliar accent improved spoken-language comprehension.
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