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Localizing semantic interference from distractor sounds in picture naming: A dual-task study.

Andreas Mädebach1, Marie-Luise Kieseler2, Jörg D Jescheniak2

  • 1Department of Psychology, Leipzig University, Neumarkt 9-19, D-04109, Leipzig, Germany. maedebach@uni-leipzig.de.

Psychonomic Bulletin & Review
|October 15, 2017
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Semantic interference from distractor sounds impacts picture naming, occurring during response selection, not early perception. This finding supports theories of competitive selection in word production.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Psycholinguistics
  • Human Perception

Background:

  • Previous research demonstrated semantic interference from distractor sounds in a picture-naming task.
  • Semantically related sounds caused greater interference than unrelated sounds.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the locus of semantic interference in a picture-sound interference task.
  • To determine whether interference occurs during early perception or later processing stages.

Main Methods:

  • Employed the psychological refractory period (PRP) approach.
  • Combined a geometric form classification task (Task 1) with a picture-sound interference task (Task 2).
  • Varied stimulus onset asynchrony (SOA) between tasks (0 ms and 500 ms).
Keywords:
Dual-task performanceEnvironmental soundsLexical competitionPicture namingResponse-selection bottleneck

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Main Results:

  • Replicated the semantic interference effect from distractor sounds.
  • Picture naming was slower at a short SOA (0 ms) compared to a long SOA (500 ms).
  • Semantic interference effects were additive across SOAs, indicating a consistent locus.

Conclusions:

  • Semantic interference arises during response selection or later stages of word production.
  • Findings support the theory that semantic interference reflects a competitive selection mechanism in word production.