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Perceptual and response interactions in semantic priming.

I H Bernstein1, V Bissonnette, K R Welch

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Texas, Arlington 76019-0528.

Perception & Psychophysics
|December 1, 1990
PubMed
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This study on lexical decision tasks found that semantic relationships between word pairs influenced responses, with stronger effects for later stimuli. Perceptual priming was minimal, suggesting complex cognitive processing.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Psycholinguistics
  • Human Information Processing

Background:

  • Lexical decision tasks are crucial for understanding word recognition.
  • Semantic priming effects, where related words influence processing, are well-documented.
  • Investigating the interplay between semantic relatedness and stimulus presentation is key to understanding word processing mechanisms.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine how semantic relatedness influences verbal lexical decisions.
  • To compare effects in concurrent (Experiment 1) versus sequential (Experiment 2) stimulus presentation.
  • To explore the underlying cognitive mechanisms, differentiating between spreading activation and multiple-process models.

Main Methods:

  • Subjects performed verbal lexical decisions on word/nonword anagram pairs.

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  • Experiment 1 used concurrent, laterally presented stimuli.
  • Experiment 2 used sequential, centrally presented stimuli.

    • Main Results:

    • Left-hand stimuli were more accurate in Experiment 1; second stimuli were more accurate in Experiment 2.
    • Semantically related word pairs produced stronger "word" response biases, particularly for the second stimulus.
    • Minimal evidence for perceptual priming was observed.

    Conclusions:

    • Asymmetrical effects observed align with spreading-activation models.
    • Findings also support a multiple-process view of word recognition.
    • Semantic relatedness significantly modulates lexical decision-making, with presentation format playing a role.