The Effect of Mood on Predictive Sentence Processing by Older Adults

This study examined the effect of mood on predictive sentence processing by older adults. A self-paced reading task was implemented among a group younger adults and to measure their performance in online processing. Half sentences were highly predictable, whereas other half lowly predictable. Music used induce positive or negative mood. Results show that condition, predictable processed more efficiently than both adults, but no significant age difference found predictability. In sentences, there times between different types The findings suggest might be inhibited Practical implications are discussed.