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| Translated title of the contribution | The writing superiority effect: Language production processes in the verbal diagnosis of knowledge |
|---|---|
| Original language | German |
| Pages (from-to) | 193-204 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Zeitschrift fur Psychologie |
| Volume | 213 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 2005 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Abstract
Language production processes are frequently involved in the diagnosis of knowledge, particulary with exams. However, the relation between the cognitive knowledge basis and the spoken or written output is seldomly addressed. We investigated whether and how processes of language production related to speaking and writing systematically influence the results of verbal diagnoses of knowledge. Particularly, the writing superiority effect turned out to be a stable and replicable finding: In adults, writing allows for higher content validity of the indication of knowledge, compared to speaking. A theoretical analysis of the oral and written language production processes and the related cognitive load through its particular subprocesses explains why linguistic output generally does not provide a valid window to cognition. For the diagnosis of knowledge, the advantage of writing as opposed to speaking is experimentally demonstrated. In subsequent experiments, working memory capacity as well as the correspondence between the verbal modalities of knowledge input and output prove to be determining factors of the writing superiority effect, whereas verbal intelligence as well as stress and arousal seem to exert no influence.
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- General Psychology
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In: Zeitschrift fur Psychologie, Vol. 213, No. 4, 2005, p. 193-204.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Der Schriftlichkeits überlegenheitseffekt
T2 - Sprachproduktionsprozesse bei der verbalen Wissensdiagnose
AU - Grabowski, Joachim
N1 - Copyright: Copyright 2011 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - Language production processes are frequently involved in the diagnosis of knowledge, particulary with exams. However, the relation between the cognitive knowledge basis and the spoken or written output is seldomly addressed. We investigated whether and how processes of language production related to speaking and writing systematically influence the results of verbal diagnoses of knowledge. Particularly, the writing superiority effect turned out to be a stable and replicable finding: In adults, writing allows for higher content validity of the indication of knowledge, compared to speaking. A theoretical analysis of the oral and written language production processes and the related cognitive load through its particular subprocesses explains why linguistic output generally does not provide a valid window to cognition. For the diagnosis of knowledge, the advantage of writing as opposed to speaking is experimentally demonstrated. In subsequent experiments, working memory capacity as well as the correspondence between the verbal modalities of knowledge input and output prove to be determining factors of the writing superiority effect, whereas verbal intelligence as well as stress and arousal seem to exert no influence.
AB - Language production processes are frequently involved in the diagnosis of knowledge, particulary with exams. However, the relation between the cognitive knowledge basis and the spoken or written output is seldomly addressed. We investigated whether and how processes of language production related to speaking and writing systematically influence the results of verbal diagnoses of knowledge. Particularly, the writing superiority effect turned out to be a stable and replicable finding: In adults, writing allows for higher content validity of the indication of knowledge, compared to speaking. A theoretical analysis of the oral and written language production processes and the related cognitive load through its particular subprocesses explains why linguistic output generally does not provide a valid window to cognition. For the diagnosis of knowledge, the advantage of writing as opposed to speaking is experimentally demonstrated. In subsequent experiments, working memory capacity as well as the correspondence between the verbal modalities of knowledge input and output prove to be determining factors of the writing superiority effect, whereas verbal intelligence as well as stress and arousal seem to exert no influence.
KW - Applied psycholinguistics
KW - Knowledge diagnosis
KW - Language production
KW - Writing
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U2 - 10.1026/0044-3409.213.4.193
DO - 10.1026/0044-3409.213.4.193
M3 - Artikel
AN - SCOPUS:29144471143
VL - 213
SP - 193
EP - 204
JO - Zeitschrift fur Psychologie
JF - Zeitschrift fur Psychologie
SN - 0044-3409
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