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COMPREHENSION I: MODULARITY - Coggle Diagram
COMPREHENSION I: MODULARITY
Tension
modularity sometimes opposed to an interactionist model
in modular models there is a strict flow of information from bottom to top only, whereas in interactionist higher levels can send feedback and interrupt with lower levels of processing
This debate is important as it fits into the wider discussion of cognitive architecture which are the fundamental characteristics of mind structure that specify how different cognitive components interact with each other
What is Modularity?
basics
the mind is designed in such a way that higher levels of processing never converse with the lower levels
In terms of language, this means that the process that computes language is restricted to information within and being input into that model.
their job is simply to integrate information, interpret it and pass that on to even higher levels
that there are various subsystems which are relatively independent in terms of information processing
difference in type of processing between levels, low level perceptual processes are more like extremely fast reflexive instincts, while higher level processes are more like slower, thoughtful judgements
features
biological properties such as neural specialisation e.g. Wernicke's and Broca's aphasia
informational capsulation
that a module can only access its inputs on its own databases and processes, but it cannot access anything outside the module
Modularity in word comprehension
test for modularity:
researchers present participants with an ambiguous sound in different contexts. -these contexts favour different sounds
Ellman & McClelland (1988)
Pitt & McQueen (1998)
Modularity in syntactic structures
Two-stage model
(Frazier & Fodor,1978)
Garden Path effect
Interactive Models