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[Priming effects on the relation between concepts and their relative properties in semantic memory]
1Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, Kyoto University.
Shinrigaku Kenkyu : the Japanese Journal of Psychology
|February 1, 1989
Summary
Priming effects reveal how semantic memory stores relative properties. Adjectives like "small" or "large" influenced concept recognition, suggesting property values are linked to category.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Psychology
- Psycholinguistics
Context:
- Investigates semantic memory organization and property representation.
- Examines the role of relative adjectives in conceptual priming.
Purpose:
- To explore the relationship between concepts and their relative properties in semantic memory.
- To determine how priming effects reveal the structure of conceptual knowledge.
Summary:
- Priming effects were observed using relative adjectives (small/large) as prime stimuli in a lexical decision task.
- Experiment II demonstrated that priming effects occurred distinctly within specific categories (animals, fruits).
- Findings suggest property values are directly related to concept strength and influenced by superordinate categories.
Impact:
- Provides insights into how the brain represents and retrieves information about relative properties.
- Contributes to understanding the underlying mechanisms of semantic memory and conceptual priming.
- Highlights the influence of superordinate categories on the representation of specific concept properties.