{"pk":27408,"title":"Interpretation and Processing Time of Generalized Quantifiers:\nWhy your Mental Space Matters","subtitle":null,"abstract":"Classical quantifiers (e.g., “all”, “some” and “none”) have\nbeen extensively studied in logic and psychology. In contrast,\ngeneralized quantifiers (e.g., “most”) allow for fine-grained\nstatements about quantities. The discrepancy in the underlying\nmental representation and its interpretation among interpreters\ncan affect language use and reasoning. We investigated the\neffect of quantifier type, quantification space (set size) and\nmonotonicity on processing difficulty (in response time, RT)\nand response diversity of 77 generalized quantifiers. Shannon\nentropy was employed to measure response diversity. Our\nfindings indicate: (i) Set size is a significant factor of response\ndiversity, which implies that the underlying space is relevant\nfor the interpretation. (ii) Quantifiers possess a rather static\nunderlying representation within and across tasks within a\nparticipant. (iii) Quantifier type and monotonicity can affect\nresponse diversity; while the response diversity can predict\nRT. (iv) In reasoning, the number of generalized quantifiers\nversus classical quantifiers in a syllogism is a factor of re-\nsponse diversity. Diversity in the interpretation of generalized\nquantifiers may be a cause of human’s deviation from logical\nresponses.","language":"eng","license":{"name":"","short_name":"","text":null,"url":""},"keywords":[{"word":"generalized quantifiers; syllogism; total set size;\nmonotonicity"},{"word":"individual differences"}],"section":"Posters: Papers","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0cf933ph","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Alice","middle_name":"Ping Ping","last_name":"Tse","name_suffix":"","institution":"Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg","department":""},{"first_name":"Marco","middle_name":"","last_name":"Ragni","name_suffix":"","institution":"Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg","department":""}],"date_submitted":null,"date_accepted":null,"date_published":"2017-01-01T18:00:00Z","render_galley":null,"galleys":[{"label":"PDF","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/cognitivesciencesociety/article/27408/galley/17044/download/"}]}