1. A Schema-Based Framework for Representing Knowledge. - Cognitive Psychology and Cognitive Science. - Domains of Knowledge and Levels of Structure. - Linguistic Knowledge. - Rhetorical Knowledge. - Causal Conceptualizations. - Intentional Conceptualizations. - Spatial Knowledge. - Knowledge about Roles Personalities and Objects. - Schemas. - The Functioning of Schemas. - 2. Allocation of Cognitive Resources During Prose Comprehension. - Allocating Cognitive Resources to Different Components of Reading. - The Relationship Between Resource Allocation During Comprehension and Performance on Comprehension and Retention Tests. - Models of Reading. - Extracting Information from Newspapers. - 3. A Schema Pointer Plus Tag Model of Prose Memory. - Representational Assumptions of the SP+T Model. - Memory for Scripted Action Sequences. - Memory for Stereotype-Based Personality Descriptions. - Generating Guesses in Recall and Recognition. - Retrieval Mechanisms During Recall and Recognition. - Effects of Retention Interval on Memory for Typical and Atypical Items. - Mathematical Formulation of the SP+T Model. - Alternative Explanations and Models. - Extensions of the Model. - 4. The Conceptual Representation of Prose in Memory. - Goals of the Proposed Theory of Prose Representation. - A System for Representing Prose. - A Question-Answering Method of Exposing Prose Inferences. - Conceptual Graph Structures for Narrative Passages. - Conceptual Graph Structures for Expository Passages. - Differences Between Narrative and Expository Prose. - Conceptual Graph Structures for Schemas. - Additional Issues Concerning the Conceptual Graph Structures. - 5. The Utilization of Prose Representations. - Question Answering. - Verification of Nodes. - Recall of Prose. - Conceptual Graph Structures Revisited. - 6. The Construction ofProse Representations. - A Question-Answering Method of Exploring the Construction of. - Prose Representations. - Effects of Prior Context on the Interpretation of Statements. - Generation and Disconfirmation of Inferences and Expectations. - A Structural-Conceptual Analysis of On-line Comprehension. - Some Considerations for a Model of On-line Prose Comprehension. - Final Comments. - References. - Author Index. Language: English