Good enough processing: what have we learned in the 20 years since Ferreira et al. (2002)?

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Abstract

Traditionally, language processing has been thought of in terms of complete processing of the input. In contrast to this, Ferreira and colleagues put forth the idea of good enough processing. The proposal was that during everyday processing, ambiguities remain unresolved, we rely on heuristics instead of full analyses, and we carry out deep processing only if we need to for the task at hand. This idea has gathered substantial traction since its conception. In the current work, I review the papers that have tested the three key claims of good enough processing: ambiguities remain unresolved and underspecified, we use heuristics to parse sentences, and deep processing is only carried out if required by the task. I find mixed evidence for these claims and conclude with an appeal to further refinement of the claims and predictions of the theory.

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Candice Frances: URI : https://loop.frontiersin.org/people/771607/overviewRole: Role: Role: Role: Role:

Journal

Journal ID (nlm-ta): Front Psychol

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Front Psychol

Journal ID (publisher-id): Front. Psychol.

Title: Frontiers in Psychology

Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.

ISSN (Electronic): 1664-1078

Publication date (Electronic): 24 January 2024

Publication date Collection: 2024

Volume: 15

Electronic Location Identifier: 1323700

Affiliations

Psychology of Language Department, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics , Nijmegen, Netherlands

Author notes

Edited by: Snehlata Jaswal, Sikkim University, India

Reviewed by: Vsevolod Kapatsinski, University of Oregon, United States

Manuel Martin-Loeches, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain

*Correspondence: Candice Frances, candice.frances@ 123456mpi.nl

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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1323700

PMC ID: 10847345

PubMed ID: 38328385

SO-VID: 5f350731-c795-46e2-a820-afa7f86bad07

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