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Lauer, T., Peacock, E., & Graesser, A. C. (1992) (Eds.). Questions and information systems. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

Refereed Journal Publications (does not include book chapters)

Graesser, A. C., Gordon, S. E., & Brainerd, L. E. (1992). QUEST: A model of question answering. Computers and Mathematics with Applications, 23, 733-745.

Graesser, A. C., Langston, M. C., & Lang, K. L., (1992). Designing educational software around questioning. Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, 3, 235-241.

Long, D. L., Golding, J. M. & Graesser, A. C. (1992). Test on the on-line status of goal-related inferences. Journal of Memory and Language, 31, 634-647.

Graesser, A.C., & Bower, G.H. (1990) (Eds.). The psychology of learning and motivation: Inferences and text comprehension. New York: Academic Press.

Graesser, A.C., & Black, J.B. (1985) (Eds.). The psychology of questions. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

Graesser, A.C., & Clark, L.C. (1985). Structures and procedures of implicit knowledge. Norwood, NJ: Ablex.

Graesser, A.C. (1981). Prose comprehension beyond the word. New York: Springer-Verlag.

Book Chapters

Graesser, A. C., Byrne, P. J., & Behrens, M. L. (1992). Answering questions about information in structured databases. In T. Lauer, E. Peacock, & A. C. Graesser (Eds.), Questions and information systems. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

Graesser, A. C., Magliano, J.P., & Tidwell, P. (1992). World knowledge, inferences, and questions. In R. Beach, J. L. Green, M. L. Kamil, & T. Shanaham (Eds.), Multidisciplinary perspectives on literacy research. Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English.

Graesser, A. C., Person, N., & Huber, J. (1992). Mechanisms that generate questions. In T. Lauer, E. Peacock, & A. C. Graesser (Eds.), Questions and information systems. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

Lang, K. L., Graesser, A. C., Dumais, S. T., & Kilman, D. (1992). Question asking in human-computer interfaces. In T. Lauer, E. Peacock, & A. C. Graesser (Eds.), Questions and information systems. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum

Lauer, T., & Graesser, A. C. (1992). Introduction. In T. Lauer, E. Peacock, & A. C. Graesser (Eds.), Questions and information systems. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

Graesser, A. C., Golding, J. M., & Long, D. L. (1991). Narrative representation and comprehension. In R. Barr, M. L. Kamil, P. Mosenthal, & P. D. Pearson (Eds.), Handbook of Reading Research. London: Longman.

Graesser, A. C., & Gordon, S. E. (1991). Question answering and the organization of world knowledge. In W. Kessen, A. Ortony, & F. Craik (Eds.), Memories, thoughts, and emotions: Essays in honor of George Mandler. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

Graesser, A. C., & Magliano, J.P. (1991). Cognition and context. In R. Cohen & A. W. Siegel (Eds.), Context and development. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

Haberlandt, K., & Graesser, A. C. (1990). Integration and buffering of new information. In A. C. Graesser & G. H. Bower (Eds.), The Psychology of Learning and Motivation: Inferences and text comprehension. New York: Academic Press.

Long, D., Golding, J., Graesser, A. C., & Clark, L. F. (1990). Inference generation during story comprehension: A comparison of goals, events, and states. In A. C. Graesser & G. H. Bower (Eds.), The Psychology of Learning and Motivation: Inferences and text comprehension. New York: Academic Press.

Millis, K. K., Morgan, D., & Graesser, A. C. (1990). The influence of knowledge-based inferences on reading time for expository text. In A. C. Graesser & G. H. Bower (Eds.), The Psychology of Learning and Motivation: Inferences and text comprehension. New York: Academic Press.

Graesser, A. C. (1989). Introduction to creativity in science. In B. Gholson, W. Shadish, R. A. Neimeyer, & A. Houts (Eds.), Psychology of science: Contributions to metascience. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Graesser, A. C., & Murray, K. (1989). An analysis of verbal protocols to explore the acquisition of a computer environment. In S. P. Robertson, W. Zachary, & J. B. Black (Eds.), Cognition, computing, and interaction. Norwood, NJ: Ablex.

Graesser, A. C., Mio, J., & Millis, K. (1988). Metaphors in persuasive communication. In D. Meutsch (Ed.), Models of literary understanding. Amsterdam: Elsevier.

Long, D. L., Graesser, A. C., & Long, C. (1988). Four computational models for investigating neuropsychological decision-making. In M. A. Williams & C. Long (Eds.), Cognitive approaches to neuropsychology. New York: Plenum.

Graesser, A. C., Haberlandt, K., & Koizumi, D. (1987). How is reading time influenced by knowledge-based inferences and world knowledge? In B. Britton (Ed.), Executive control processes in reading. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

Graesser, A. C., Lang, D., & Elofson, C. S. (1986). Some tools for redesigning system-operator interfaces. In D. Berger, K. Pezdek, and W. Banks (Eds.), Applications of Cognitive Psychology: Computing and Education. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

Graesser, A. C., Millis, K. K., & Long, D. L. (1986). The construction of knowledge structures and inferences during text comprehension. In N. E. Sharkey (Ed.), Advances in cognitive science, Vol.1. London: Ellis Horwood.

Lang, K., & Graesser, A. C. (1986). Using state-transition networks in the design of system-operator interfaces. In W. Karwowski (Ed.), Trends in ergonomics/human factors. Amsterdam: Elsevier.

Graesser, A. C. (1985). Introduction and overview. In A.C.Graesser & J. B. Black (Eds.), The psychology of questions. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

Graesser, A. C., & Clark, L. F. (1985). A model of inference generation during narrative comprehension. In G. Rickheit (Ed.), Inferences in text processing. Amsterdam: Horth Holland.

Graesser, A. C., & Goodman, S. M. (1985). How to construct conceptual graph structures. In B. Britton & J. B. Black (Eds.), Understanding expository text. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

Graesser, A. C., & Goodman, S. M. (1985). Implicit knowledge, question answering, and the representation of expository text. In B. Britton & J. B. Black (Eds.), Understanding expository text. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

Graesser, A. C., & Murachver, T. (1985). Symbolic procedures of question answering. In A. C. Graesser & J. B. Black (Eds.), The psychology of questions. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

Murachver, T., Murray, K., & Graesser, A. C. (1985). Answering some questions about a model of question answering. In A. C. Graesser & J. B. Black (Eds.), The psychology of questions. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

Graesser, A. C., & Riha, J. R. (1984). An application of multiple regression techniques to sentence reading times. In D. Kieras & M. Just (Eds.), New methods in reading comprehension research. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

Graesser, A. C., Robertson, S. P., & Clark, L. F. (1983). A question answering method for exploring the on-line construction of prose representations. In J. Fine & R. O. Freedle (Eds.), Developmental issues in discourse. Norwood, NJ: Ablex.

Graesser, A. C., & Nakamura, G. V. (1982). The impact of schemas on comprehension and memory. In G. H. Bower (Ed.), The Psychology of Learning and Motivation, Vol. 16. New York: Academic Press.

<<b>Refereed journal publications (does not include book chapters)

Graesser, A. C., Gordon, S. E., Forsythe, C., & Greer, J. (1991). Design of optimal person-artifact interfaces: Contributions from cognitive science. Educational Training Technology International, 28, 15-22.

Graesser, A. C. & Hemphill, D. (1991). Question answering in the context of scientific mechanisms. Journal of Memory and Language, 30, 186-209.

Graesser, A. C., Lang, K. L., & Roberts, R. M. (1991). Question answering in the context of stories. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 120, 254-277.

Kreuz, R. J., & Graesser, A. C. (1991). Aspects of idiom interpretation: comment on Nayak and Gibbs. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 120, 90-92.

Magliano, J. P., & Graesser, A. C. (1991). A three-pronged method for studying inference generation in literary text. Poetics, 20, 193-232.

Mio, J. S., & Graesser, A. C. (1991). Humor, language and metaphor. Metaphor and Symbolic Activity, 6, 87-102.

Dwyer, W. O., Graesser, A. C., Hopkinson, P. L. & Lupfer, M. B. (1990). Application of script theory to police officer's use of deadly force. Journal of Police Science and Administration, 17, 276-301.

Golding, J. M., Graesser, A. C., & Millis, K. K. (1990). What makes a good answer to a question?: Testing a psychological model of question answering. Discourse Processes, 13, 305-325.

Graesser, A. C., & Franklin, S. P. (1990). QUEST: A cognitive model of question answering. Discourse Processes, 13, 279-303.

Graesser, A. C., Roberts, R. M., & Hackett-Renner, C. (1990). Question answering in the context of telephone surveys, business interactions, and interviews. Discourse Processes, 13, 327-348.

Lang, K. L., Graesser, A. C., & Hemphill, D. D. (1990). The role of questioning in knowledge engineering and the interface of expert systems. Poetics, 19, 143-166.

Graesser, A. C., Long, D., & Mio, J. S. (1989). What are the cognitive and conceptual components of humorous texts? Poetics, 18, 143-164.

Haberlandt, K., & Graesser, A. C. (1989). Buffering new information during reading. Discourse Processes, 12. 479-494.

Haberlandt, K., & Graesser, A. C. (1989). Processing of new arguments at clause boundaries. Memory and Cognition, 17, 186-193.

Haberlandt, K., Graesser, A. C., & Schneider, N. J. (1989). Reading strategies in fast and slow readers. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 15, 815-823.

Dillon, J. T., Golding, J., & Graesser, A. C. (1988). An annotated bibliography of question asking. Questioning Exchange, 2, 81-85.

Graesser, A. C. (1988). Introduction to cognitive science perspectives on question generation. Questioning Exchange, 2, 1-2.

Graesser, A. C., & Golding, J. (1988). Models of questioning in cognitive psychology and artificial intelligence. Questioning Exchange, 2, 315-324.

Graesser, A. C., Lang, K., & Horgan, D. (1988). A taxonomy of question generation. Questioning Exchange, 2, 3-16.

Long, D., & Graesser, A. C. (1988). Wit and humor in discourse processing. Discourse Processes, 11, 35-60.

Graesser, A. C., Hopkinson, P., & Schmid, C. (1987). Differences in interconcept organization between nouns and verbs. Journal of Memory and Language, 26, 242-253.

Graesser, A. C., & Haberlandt, K. (1986). Research on component processes in reading: Reply to Danks. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 115, 198-200.

Haberlandt, K., Graesser, A. C., Schneider, N. J., & Kiely, J. (1986). The impact of end-of-clause processes and new arguments on reading times. Journal of Memory and Language, 25, 314-322.

Haberlandt, K., & Graesser, A. C. (1985). Component processes in text comprehension and some of their interactions. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 114, 357-374.

Nakamura, G. V., Graesser, A. C., Zimmerman, J. A., & Riha, J. (1985). Script processing in a natural situation. Memory and Cognition, 13, 140-144

Graesser, A. C., Hopkinson, P., Lewis, E., & Bruflodt, H. (1984). The impact of different information sources on idea generation: Writing off the top of our heads. Written Communication, 1, 341-364.

Britton, B. K., Graesser, A. C., Glynn, S. M., Hamilton,T., & Penland, M. (1983). Use of cognitive capacity in reading: Effects of some content factors in text. Discourse Processes, 6, 39-58.

Woll, S. B., & Graesser, A. C. (1982). Memory discrimination for information typical or atypical of person schemata. Social Cognition, 1, 287-310

Graesser, A. C., Robertson, S. P., & Anderson, P. A. (1981). Incorporating inferences in narrative representations: A study of how and why. Cognitive Psychology, 13, 1-26.

Smith, D. A., & Graesser, A. C. (1981). Memory for actions in scripted activities as a function of typicality, retention interval, and retrieval task. Memory and Cognition, 9, 550-559.

Graesser, A. C., Hauft-Smith, K., Cohen, A. D., & Pyles, L. D. (1980). Advanced outlines, familiarity, text genre, and retention of prose. Journal of Experimental Education, 48, 281-290.

Graesser, A. C., Hoffman, N. L., & Clark, L. F. (1980). Structural components of reading time. Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 19, 131-151.

Graesser, A. C., Robertson, S. P., Lovelace, E. R., & Swinehart, D. M. (1980). Answers to why-questions expose the organization of story plot and predict recall of actions. Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 19, 110-119.

Graesser, A. C., Woll, S. B., Kowalski, D. J., & Smith, D. A. (1980). Memory for typical and atypical actions in scripted activities. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Learning and Memory, 6, 503-515.

Graesser, A. C., Gordon, S. E., & Sawyer, J. D. (1979). Recognition memory for typical and atypical actions in scripted activities: Tests of a script pointer plus tag hypothesis. Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 18, 319-322.

Graesser, A. C. (1978). How to catch a fish: The memory and representation of common procedures. Discourse Processes, 1, 72-89.

Graesser, A. C. (1978). Tests of a holistic chunking model of sentence memory through analyses of noun intrusions. Memory and Cognition, 6, 527-536.

Graesser, A. C., Higginbotham, M.W., Robertson, S.P., & Smith, W.R. (1978). A natural inquiry into the National Enquirer: Self-induced versus task-induced reading comprehension. Discourse Processes, 1, 355-372.

Graesser, A. C., & Mandler, G. (1978). Limited processing capacity constrains the storage of unrelated sets of words and retrieval from natural categories. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Learning and Memory, 4, 86-100.

Mandler, G., & Graesser, A. C. (1976). Analyse dimensionell et le "locus" de l' organisation. In S. Erhlich and E. Tulving (Eds.), La Memoire Semantique. (A journal issue devoted to psychological research on semantic memory).

Graesser, A. C., & Mandler, G. (1975). Recognition memory for the meaning and surface structure of sentences. Journal for Experimental Psychology: Human Learning and Memory, 104, 238-248.

Mandler, G., Worden, P. E., & Graesser, A. C. (1974). Subjective disorganization: Search for the locus of list organization. Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 13, 220-235.

Refereed conference publications

Graesser, A. C., Langston, M. C., & Lang, K. L. (1991). Designing educational software around questioning. Proceedings of the First International Conference on Learning Sciences, (pp 204-210). Charlottsville, VA: Association of the Advancement of Computing Education.

Lang, K. L., Graesser, A. C., & Langston, M. C. (1991). Question asking in electronic documentation. Proceedings of the Electronic Document Delivery Conference, (pp.201-214). East Brunswick, NJ.: Belcore Documentation

Graesser, A. C., McMahen, C. L., & Johnson, B. K. (1991). Tests of some mechanisms that trigger questions. Proceedings of the Thirteenth Annual Cognitive Science Society Society, (pp.13-18). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

Long, D. L., & Graesser, A. C. (1991). Differences between oral and literary discourse: The effect of pragmatic information on recognition memory. Preceedings of the Second IGEL-Conference. (pp. 105-109). Amsterdam: Rodopi.

Graesser, A. C. (1990). Symposium on coherence. Proceedings of the Cognitive Science Society, (pp.1052-1059). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

Graesser, A. C., Hemphill, D. H., & Brainerd, L. E. (1989). Question answering in the context of causal mechanisms. Proceedings of the Cognitive Science Society, (pp. 621-626). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

Golding, J., & Graesser, A. C. (1987). Answering why-questions: Tests of a psychological model of question answering. Proceedings of the Cognitive Science Society, (pp. 945-949). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

Graesser, A. C., & Lang, K. (1985). Collecting informative data for modifying a system-operator interface in a communication control system. Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, (pp. 366-370). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

Graesser, A. C., Koizumi, D., Vamos, G., & Elofson, C. S. (1985). A model of question answering. Proceedings of the Cognitive Science Society, (pp. 288-292). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

Black, J. B., & Graesser A. C. (1984). How do psychologists think anyhow? Proceedings of the Cognitive Science Society, (pp. 47-50). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

Graesser, A. C. (1981). A question answering method of exploring prose comprehension: An overview. Proceedings of the Cognitive Science Society, (pp. 168-169). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

Book Reviews

Graesser, A. C. (1981). Reading and writing from multiple perspectives. Contemporary Psychology, 26, 184-185.

Graesser, A. C. (1982). A pallid forest with abstract trees. Contemporary Psychology, 27, 123-124.

Graesser, A. C. (1982). Another text on human memory. Contemporary Psychology, 27, 216-217.

Graesser, A. C. (1983). How to develop a theory of story points. The Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 3, 610-611.

Graesser, A. C. (1985). A computer program that comprehends stories (perhaps like people do). Contemporary Psychology, 30, 460-461.

Graesser, A. C. (1986). Discourse analysis in the 1980's: Integrating language structure, communicative function, and sociocultural context. Contemporary Psychology, 31, 849-851.

Graesser, A. C. (1987). Contemporary issues in language and discourse processes. Contemporary Psychology, 32, 813.

Graesser, A. C. (1987). How to convince your microcomputer to collect the data. Contemporary Psychology, 32, 278.

Graesser, A. C. (1988). The first comprehensive text in cognitive science. Contemporary Psychology, 33, 583-585.

Graesser, A. C. (1989). The content, sequencing, and timing of skilled action. Contemporary Psychology, 34. 735-736.

Nonrefereed publications

Langston, M. C., & Graesser, A. C. (1992). Question asking during learning with a point and query interface. Proceeding of the 14th Annual Cognitive Science Society, (pp. 921-926). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

Langston, M. C., & Graesser, A. C. (1992). StudentsÕ questioning patterns as a function of time and goals. Proceedings of the Sixth National Conference on Undergraduate Research. Asheville, NC: University of North Carolina Press.

Graesser, A. C. (1992). Questioning mechanisms during complex learning. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 350.306).

Nakamura, G. V., & Graesser, A. C. (1985). Memory for script-typical and script-atypical actions: A reaction time study. Bulletin of Psychonomics Society, 23, 384-386.

Graesser, A. C., & Riggio, R. E. (1983). Computerizing a business. Business to Business, 28-29.

Riggio, R. E., & Graesser, A. C. (1983). Guidelines for purchasing and computerizing a business. Business News, 73-75.

Cohen, A. D., & Graesser, A. C. (1980). The influence of advanced outlines on the free recall of prose. Bulletin of the Psychonomics Society, 15, 348-350.

Rabinowitz, J. C., & Graesser, A. C. (1976). Word recognition as a function of retrieval processes. Bulletin of the Psychonomics Society, 7, 75-77.

Stanley, G., & Graesser, A. C. (1973). Constancy scaling and the brackets illusion. Bulletin of the Psychonomics Society, 2, 198-200.

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