- Readers have limited attention, so they have to specifically allocate specific information. 
- There are different types of inferences, but the most common ones are causal and referential 
- Generating inferences depends on readers’ hypothesized inferences, prior knowledge of the inferences, attentional resources, and criteria on resources


Main Findings in Generation 2: Reading Processes

Elements would be activated through readers’ semantic knowledge or currently read text

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Readers activate different elements at different points in the text 

Allocation Attention

Narrative Comprehension, Causality, and Coherence: Essays in Honor of Tom Trabasso. (1999). United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis. 

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