Psychology and Composition.

De Beaugrande, Robert

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ERIC Number: EJ204430

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1979-Feb

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Psychology and Composition.

De Beaugrande, Robert

College Composition and Communication, v30 n1 p50-57 Feb 1979

Reports on a study of 60 undergraduates which investigated correlations between style variations (inversion, ornamentation, condensation, poor distribution, and deliberate misleadingness) and such psychological factors as reading ease, mental organization, and recall. (DD)

Descriptors: Connected Discourse, Educational Research, Higher Education, Literary Styles, Psychological Studies, Reading Processes, Recall (Psychology), Undergraduate Students, Writing (Composition), Writing Skills

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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