Pronominal Anaphor Resolution and the Underlying Cognitive Mechanism

Huijun Tang; Wei Li

doi:10.4236/ojml.2018.82002

Cognitive Load Mediates the Effect of Emotion on Analytical Thinking

Experimental Psychology (formerly Zeitschrift für Experimentelle Psychologie) ◽

10.1027/1618-3169/a000333 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 63 (6) ◽

pp. 343-350 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Bastien Trémolière ◽

Marie-Ève Gagnon ◽

Isabelle Blanchette

Keyword(s):

Cognitive Load ◽

Secondary Task ◽

Deleterious Effect ◽

Detrimental Effect ◽

Emotional Problems ◽

Syllogistic Reasoning ◽

Cognitive Resources ◽

Potential Explanation ◽

Cognitive Mechanism ◽

Analytical Thinking

Abstract. Although the detrimental effect of emotion on reasoning has been evidenced many times, the cognitive mechanism underlying this effect remains unclear. In the present paper, we explore the cognitive load hypothesis as a potential explanation. In an experiment, participants solved syllogistic reasoning problems with either neutral or emotional contents. Participants were also presented with a secondary task, for which the difficult version requires the mobilization of cognitive resources to be correctly solved. Participants performed overall worse and took longer on emotional problems than on neutral problems. Performance on the secondary task, in the difficult version, was poorer when participants were reasoning about emotional, compared to neutral contents, consistent with the idea that processing emotion requires more cognitive resources. Taken together, the findings afford evidence that the deleterious effect of emotion on reasoning is mediated by cognitive load.

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When Does Anaphor Resolution Fail?

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e501882009-682 ◽

2000 ◽

Author(s):

Celia M. Klin ◽

Alexandria E. Guzman ◽

Kristin M. Weingartner ◽

William M. Levine

Keyword(s):

Anaphor Resolution

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A Fan Effect in Anaphor Resolution

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e520602012-865 ◽

2011 ◽

Author(s):

Kevin S. Autry ◽

William H. Levine

Keyword(s):

Anaphor Resolution ◽

Fan Effect

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Imperative Dichotomous Thinking as a Cognitive Mechanism of Panic Disorder

Cognitive Behavior Therapy in Korea ◽

10.33703/cbtk.2018.18.3.267 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 18 (3) ◽

pp. 267-284

Author(s):

Seong-Hoon Hwang ◽

Keyword(s):

Panic Disorder ◽

Cognitive Mechanism ◽

Dichotomous Thinking

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Can Mouse-tracking Reveal Attribute Processing Speeds in Dietary Self-control? Commentary on Sullivan et al. (2015) and Lim et al. (2018) with A Simulation Study

10.31234/osf.io/725vp ◽

2018 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Chao Zhang ◽

Martijn Willemsen ◽

Daniel Lakens

Keyword(s):

Simulation Study ◽

Processing Speed ◽

Empirical Data ◽

Self Control ◽

Alternative Mechanism ◽

Mouse Tracking ◽

Tracking Method ◽

Cognitive Mechanism ◽

Speed Difference ◽

Original Hypothesis

In this commentary, we re-examine the use of a mouse-tracking method for revealing attribute processing speed difference in dietary self-control (Sullivan et al. 2015; Lim et al., 2018). Through re-analyses of Sullivan et al. (2015)’s data and a simulation study, it can be shown that the attribute-angle correlations in the empirical data, which were used to estimate processing speeds, are attributed primarily to their common correlations with choice. The simulation study further suggests that when we account for the choice-mediated attribute-angle correlations, the data patterns used for supporting the original hypothesis can be produced by implementing a plausible alternative mechanism unrelated to processing speeds. The mouse-tracking method therefore fails to provide clear evidence for processing speed difference as a cognitive mechanism of self-control. Researchers should be cautious when using the mouse-tracking method to estimate attribute processing speeds.

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