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Naming cAsE aLtErNaTeD words.

C M Herdman1, D Chernecki, D Norris

  • 1Department of Psychology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada. cherdman@ccs.carleton.ca

Memory & Cognition
|May 5, 1999
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Case alternation in word presentation affects lexical processing, particularly for regular words. A multilevel model better explains these findings than a dual-route approach.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Psycholinguistics
  • Computational Neuroscience

Background:

  • The dual-route approach has been a framework for understanding word recognition.
  • The influence of word presentation format, such as case alternation, on lexical processing requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the relationship between word presentation format (lowercase vs. case-alternated) and lexical processing during a naming task.
  • To compare the explanatory power of a dual-route approach versus a multilevel model in accounting for these effects.

Main Methods:

  • Participants performed a word naming task with words presented in lowercase or case-alternated formats.
  • Experiments manipulated word frequency, regularity, and stimulus intensity.
  • Statistical analyses examined interactions between presentation format and word characteristics.

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  • Computational modeling using Norris's (1994) multilevel model was employed.

    • Main Results:

    • Case alternation interacted with word frequency and regularity, with different patterns for regular and irregular words.
    • Stimulus intensity effects were additive with frequency and regularity, suggesting distinct processing stages.
    • A dual-route approach provided an incomplete account of the observed case alternation effects.

    Conclusions:

    • Case alternation influences lexical processing at a postencoding stage, distinct from stimulus intensity effects on encoding.
    • A multilevel model offers a more comprehensive and successful account of how presentation format impacts word recognition compared to a dual-route approach.