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Phonetic-semantic mediated false recognition: does activation fail to spread?

William P Wallace1, Joanna Salapska-Gelleri, Christine L Belz

  • 1University of Nevada, Department of Psychology, Reno 89557, USA. wallace@unr.edu

The American Journal of Psychology
|February 9, 2007
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This study investigated spoken word recognition, finding little evidence of false recognition for semantically related words, contrary to spreading activation models. This suggests distinct phonetic and semantic processing stages in word identification.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Psycholinguistics
  • Speech Perception

Background:

  • Spoken word recognition involves rapid activation of potential word candidates.
  • Models of spreading activation predict that semantically related words can be falsely recognized.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate whether words semantically related to phonologically activated words are falsely recognized.
  • To test the predictions of spreading activation models in spoken word recognition.

Main Methods:

  • Six experiments were conducted using various methods, including homophones, semantic associates, and a gating procedure.
  • Participants performed recognition tasks, with Experiment 6 employing a "most likely new" judgment to enhance sensitivity.

Main Results:

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  • Recognition errors showed sensitivity to distinct phonetic and semantic processing stages.
  • Despite experimental manipulations, there was minimal evidence supporting mediated false recognition.

Conclusions:

  • The findings challenge common spreading activation models by demonstrating limited semantic influence on false recognition.
  • Spoken word recognition may involve more distinct phonetic and semantic processing than previously assumed.