Situation model (mental model)

The situation model (mental model) is a term from communication and linguistics .

description

Teun Adrianus Van Dijk and Walter Kintsch (1983) describe the situation model as a rich representation of a text that is substantially enriched with prior knowledge.

literature

• TA Van Dijk, W. Kintsch: Strategies of Discourse Comprehension Orlando , Academic Press, 1983
• Situation models and the understanding of narrative texts: Findings and problems , Psychologische Rundschau, Hogrefe Verlag, ISSN  0033-3042 , issue 51, number 3, 2000

See also

• Construction integration model

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ics.colorado.edu ( Memento of the original from September 14, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) accessed on February 11, 2012 
2. ^ TA Van Dijk, W. Kintsch: Strategies of Discourse Comprehension Orlando , Academic Press, 1983
3. ↑ http://www.psycontent.com/content/45466x4882805746/  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.