Abstract
Abstract Theories of discourse comprehension and memory for text usually assume a prepositional format in which information is stored. In correspondence with the work on mental imagery we argue that the mental representation for information from texts may take on a spatial form. Inferences concerning spatial relationships should depend on the format of the mental representation. In two experiments we employed a priming technique to show spatial properties of mental representation. The first one failed to yield positive results for reasons discussed. In the second experiment the hypothesis was supported. Decision times in a priming task were dependent on spatial distances. The relationship between inference processes and the form of the mental representation is discussed. We conclude that spatial inferences are inherently contained in something like a mental model.
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