Vanek, Norbert; Matić Škorić, Ana; Kosutar, Sara; Matějka, Štěpán; Stone, Kate Stone (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-02-03)
How do comprehenders process negative statements such as The fish is not jumping out of the water? Opinions vary. Some argue for two steps, namely that processing starts off with the representation of the positive/illusory [fish jumping out of the water] and then shifts to the (f)actual. To test this idea, we measured fixations on the factual (fish not jumping) versus the illusory (fish jumping) ...