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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Dec 15.
Published in final edited form as: Discourse Process. 2004 Jan;37(1):67–78. doi: 10.1207/s15326950dp3701_4

Table 2. Probe Verification Latency and Errors as a Function of Story Character Goal Status.

Goal Status Probe Verification

Latency (ms) Errors (%)


M SD M SD
After 1 st paragraph
 After original introduction of goal 714 14 3 0.6
After 2nd paragraph
 After original goal rementioned 713 14 1 0.4
 After new goal introduced 908 20 10 1.2
 After neutral 834 18 8 1.0