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Word attributes and lateralization revisited: implications for dual coding and discrete versus continuous processing.

D B Boles

    Memory & Cognition
    |January 1, 1989
    PubMed
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    Memory instructions critically influence word recognition. Intentional memory recall enhances word imageability effects, suggesting strategic use of right-hemisphere processes. Incidental recall reverts to familiarity-based recognition.

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    Area of Science:

    • Cognitive Psychology
    • Neuroscience
    • Psycholinguistics

    Background:

    • Word attributes like imageability, concreteness, and familiarity influence recognition.
    • Previous research indicated familiarity as the sole factor in overall word recognition and no attribute affecting visual field superiority.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the mediating role of memory instructions on word recognition attributes.
    • To re-examine the influence of imageability, concreteness, and familiarity on word recognition and lateralization.

    Main Methods:

    • Two experiments were conducted manipulating memory instructions (intentional vs. incidental).
    • Experiment 1 involved intentional memory instructions for subsequent recall.
    • Experiment 2 used incidental memory instructions, omitting recall demands.

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    Main Results:

    • Intentional memory instructions revealed effects of both imageability and familiarity on overall recognition, and imageability on lateralization.
    • Incidental memory instructions reinstated previous findings, showing only familiarity's effect on overall recognition.

    Conclusions:

    • Right-hemisphere imagery processes can be strategically engaged in word recognition under intentional memory conditions.
    • Findings support dual coding theory, indicating flexible use of discrete and continuous processing modes.