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Is there a "strength effect" in automatic semantic priming?

David Anaki1, Avishai Henik

  • 1Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Zlotowsky Center for Neuroscience, Beer-Sheva, Israel. danaki@rotman-baycrest.on.ca

Memory & Cognition
|May 17, 2003
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The rank of word associates significantly impacts priming effects. Primary associates, whether strong or weak, show comparable priming, while nonprimary associates yield no priming effect.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Psycholinguistics
  • Experimental Psychology

Background:

  • Spreading activation models predict stronger priming for highly related associates.
  • The strength effect in priming, based on word association norms, shows inconsistent findings in previous research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate whether the primary or nonprimary status of a weak associate influences priming effects.
  • To reconcile inconsistencies in the priming strength effect by examining the role of associate rank.

Main Methods:

  • Comparing priming effects of strong primary, weak primary, and weak nonprimary associates.
  • Utilizing both paired and single presentation priming procedures across two experiments.

Main Results:

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  • Weak nonprimary associates did not produce any priming effects.
  • Comparable priming effects were observed for both strong primary and weak primary associates.

Conclusions:

  • The rank of an associate (primary vs. nonprimary) is a critical factor determining the magnitude of priming effects.
  • Associate rank helps explain inconsistencies in the observed strength effect within automatic priming paradigms.