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Corrigendum: Picture-induced semantic interference reflects lexical competition during object naming.

Sabrina Aristei¹, Pienie Zwitserlood², Rasha Abdel Rahman¹

¹Neurocognitive Psychology, Department of Psychology, Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinBerlin, Germany.

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Summary

This article provides a correction to previously published content. The correction pertains to information found on page 28 of volume 3.

Keywords:

compound naming lexical competition picture–picture interference semantics speech production

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Scientific communication
Publication accuracy

Context:

Ensuring the integrity of scientific literature is crucial.
Accurate record-keeping in scientific publications is essential.

Purpose:

To correct an error in a previously published scientific article.
To maintain the fidelity of the scientific record.

Summary:

This entry serves as a correction notice.
It rectifies an error on page 28, volume 3 of the publication.

Impact:

Improves the accuracy of the scientific record.
Upholds the standards of scientific publishing.