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We describe the use of the Apple-Psych system to conduct language comprehension experiments. Using this system, we have implemented several tasks commonly used to assess the cognitive processes involved in language comprehension. These include segment-by-segment reading tasks in which the stimuli are presented visually, and divided-attention and crossmodal tasks in which the stimuli are presented both visually and auditorily. Currently we are using the system to control collection of event-related potentials while subjects comprehend auditory discourse.
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Preparation of this paper was made possible by National Science Foundation Grant BNS 85-10096.
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Beeman, M., Gernsbacher, M.A. Real-time language comprehension research using the Apple-Psych system. Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers 20, 164–170 (1988). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03203822
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03203822