Background
Sanford, Anthony John was born on July 5, 1944 in Birmingham, England. Son of Edwin and Winnifred Olive (Hurdman) Sanford.
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Communicating Quantities: A Psychological Perspective (Essays in Cognitive Psychology)
(Every day, in many situations, we use expressions which s...)
Every day, in many situations, we use expressions which seem only vaguely to provide us with information. The weather forecaster tells us that "some showers are likely in Northern regions during the night", a statement which is vague with respect to number of showers, location, and time. Yet such messages are informative, and often it is not possible for the producer of the message to be more precise. A tutor tells his students that "only a few students fail their exams outright". This does not give a precise incidence. Yet it might be equally misleading to do so. For example, to say that 12% failed outright last year says nothing about other years, while to say an average of 8% over the last five years says nothing about variability. We argue that a precise, numerical statement can be sometimes more misleading in reality than a vague statement. Many researchers in psychology have attempted to capture the meaning of quantities by relating them to scales of quantity. The book explores this idea in detail and shows with original studies how these expressions also serve to control attention and to convey information about the expectations held by those involved in the communication. The book works towards a psychological theory of the meaning of quantifiers and similarly vague terms. New links are drawn between formal theories of quantification and psychological experimentation.
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Understanding Written Language: Explorations of Comprehension Beyond the Sentence
(The written word provides a major means of transmitting i...)
The written word provides a major means of transmitting ideas and feelings freely throughout the human community. As such, it has been explored widely by linguists, anthropologists, philosophers, and educationalists each from their own particular orientation. Our approach is psychological--to analyze those processes by which the written word comes to be understood by the reader. In Part I of the book, we have tried to provide an introduction to the kinds of issues which are of central importance, and at the same time to lay a foundation for Part II. Part II itself presents a theory of the processes by which comprehension takes place.
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Anthony John Sanford
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Education
Bachelor of Science, University Leeds, England, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy, Cambridge (England) University, 1969.
Career
Medical Research Council scholar applied psychology unit Cambridge University, 1966-1969. Research fellow University Dundee, Scotland, 1969-1973, lecturer Scotland, 1973-1975. Senior lecturer University Glasgow, Scotland, 1975-1981, reader Scotland, 1981-1983, professor psychology Scotland, since 1983.
Visiting researcher University Bielefeld, 1992.
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Understanding Written Language: Explorations of Comprehension Beyond the Sentence
(The written word provides a major means of transmitting i...)
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Communicating Quantities: A Psychological Perspective (Essays in Cognitive Psychology)
(Every day, in many situations, we use expressions which s...)
- Cognition and Cognitive Psychology
- Understanding Written Language: Explorations of Comprehension Beyond the Sentence by Anthony J. Sanford (1981-02-25)
- Communicating Quantities: A Psychological Perspective (Essays in Cognitive Psychology) by Linda M. Moxey (1993-11-30)
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Understanding Written Language: Explorations of Comprehension Beyond the Sentence
Membership
Fellow British Psychological Society. Member Experimental Psychology Society, Cognitive Science Society.
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Married Valerie Anne Hinds, 1966 (divorced Aujg. 1986); 1 child, Bridget. Married Linda Mae Moxey, January 24, 1987.
Children: Anthony Iain, Heather Margaret.
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1966
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1969