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contextual prerequisites for comprehension: a standalone construct

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Cognitive psychology

the finding that an ambiguous passage is understood and recalled far better when a title or picture giving its context is supplied before reading rather than after.

In cognitive psychology, contextual prerequisites for comprehension refers to the finding that an ambiguous passage is understood and recalled far better when a title or picture giving its context is supplied before reading rather than after. This meaning comes from Bransford (1972) in Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior.[1]

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  1. Bransford, J. D., & Johnson, M. K. (1972). Contextual prerequisites for understanding: Some investigations of comprehension and recall. Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 11(6), 717-726. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-5371(72)80006-9

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