Publication year: 2011 Source: International Journal of Psychophysiology, Available online 19 October 2011 Cyma Van Petten, Barbara J. Luka Because context has a robust influence on the processing of subsequent words, the idea that readers and listeners predict upcoming words has attracted research attention, but prediction has fallen in and out of favor as a likely factor in normal comprehension.
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Prediction during language comprehension: Benefits, costs, and ERP components