When you and i share perspectives: Pronouns modulate perspective taking during narrative comprehension

Psychological Science

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 27-32

  Brunyé, Tad T ^a,b,c   Ditman, Tali ^c,d   Mahoney, Caroline R ^b,c   Augustyn, Jason S ^b   Taylor, Holly A ^c  

^a US Army RD and E Command   (United States)

^b Development and Engineering Center

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IMAGINATION; MALE; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; READING; SEMANTICS; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NARRATION; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; READING; SEMANTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149295786     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2008.02249.x     Document Type: Article

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