Download PDFOpen PDF in browserExploring the Spatial Gradient EffectEasyChair Preprint 385712 pages•Date: July 13, 2020AbstractWe examined the limitations of the spatial gradient effect, or decrease in availability of objects/locations as a function of distance traveled. Across three experiments we used naming time probes to measure availability of an initial spatial location after varying the distance a protagonist traveled. The findings will be discussed in terms of the limit they place on memory-based explanations, and the need for dimensional information that is a part of situation-based explanations of comprehension. Keyphrases: Memory based processing, Situation model comprehension, Spatial Gradient Effect
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