Transition-probability estimates derived from contextual word predictions of subjects who were high in divergent and convergent productive thinking were compared with those of subjects low in convergent and divergent productive thinking. No significant differences were observed in transition-probability estimates or in prediction strategies employed by the two groups of subjects.
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