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The microgenesis of priming effects in lexical access
1University of Arizona, Tucson 85721, USA.
Brain and Language
|August 6, 1999
Summary
Priming experiments reveal how the mental lexicon is structured. Masked priming, which avoids conscious perception, offers a clearer view of these underlying lexical connections and activation processes.
Area of Science:
- Psycholinguistics
- Cognitive Science
- Computational Linguistics
Background:
- Priming experiments are crucial for understanding the mental lexicon's structure.
- The mechanics of priming require a robust theoretical framework.
- Consciously perceived relationships can confound priming effects.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the implications of priming experiments for a structural theory of the mental lexicon.
- To investigate the role of masked priming in simplifying the study of priming mechanics.
- To discuss activation-based models of morphological priming and propose an alternative.
Main Methods:
- Utilizing masked priming techniques to bypass conscious perception.
- Analyzing the mechanics of morphological priming.
- Developing and describing an alternative model to activation-based approaches.
Main Results:
- Masked priming techniques simplify the study of priming mechanics by excluding conscious awareness.
- Activation-based approaches to morphological priming have specific implications for lexical structure.
- An alternative model offers a different perspective on morphological priming.
Conclusions:
- A clear theory of priming mechanics is essential for interpreting priming experiments in relation to lexical structure.
- Masked priming provides a valuable tool for investigating unconscious lexical processes.
- Further development of alternative models is needed to fully understand morphological priming.