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13 - Constructing inferences in naturalistic reading contexts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 May 2015

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Arthur C. Graesser ,
Haiying Li  and
Shi Feng
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Edward J. O'Brien ,
Anne E. Cook  and
Robert F. Lorch, Jr
Edward J. O'Brien
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University of New Hampshire
Anne E. Cook
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University of Utah
Robert F. Lorch, Jr
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University of Kentucky
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Inferences during Reading , pp. 290 - 320
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