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Semantic priming in number naming.

Bert Reynvoet1, Marc Brysbaert, Wim Fias

  • 1Ghent University, Belgium.

The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. A, Human Experimental Psychology
|November 8, 2002
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Numerals activate a shared semantic number line regardless of whether they are digits or words. This suggests semantics are rapidly involved in number naming, supporting consistent processing across different notations.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Numerical Cognition
  • Psycholinguistics

Background:

  • The cognitive processes underlying numeral comprehension, specifically semantic and non-semantic pathways, remain a subject of ongoing debate.
  • Understanding how numerical information is accessed and processed is crucial for various cognitive theories.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the nature of numeral processing by examining the influence of preceding numerals (primes) on the naming of target numerals.
  • To determine if numerical notation (arabic digits vs. verbal words) affects semantic access and processing speed.
  • To explore the role of semantic memory in the rapid naming of numerals.

Main Methods:

  • Two number-naming experiments were conducted using a priming paradigm.
  • Participants were presented with a prime numeral followed by a target numeral.

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  • Primes and targets were presented in either arabic (digit) or verbal (word) notation, allowing for within-notation and between-notation comparisons.

    • Main Results:

    • A significant semantic distance effect was observed: naming latencies were fastest for numerically close primes and targets, increasing with greater numerical distance.
    • This distance effect was consistent across both within-notation (digit-digit, word-word) and between-notations (digit-word, word-digit) priming conditions.
    • Results indicate that both arabic digits and verbal number words rapidly access a common semantic representation.

    Conclusions:

    • The findings support the hypothesis that numerals, irrespective of their notation, access a shared, ordered semantic number line.
    • This suggests a rapid and robust involvement of semantic processing in numeral naming, even when numerals are presented as words.
    • The results align with theories positing rapid semantic mediation in word recognition and extend this to numerical processing.