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Samuel Aeschbach^1,2, Rui Mata², Dirk U Wulff^1,2

¹Center for Adaptive Rationality, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany.

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Understanding individual semantic networks is key. This study reveals that while network inference is possible, absolute measures are biased; relative comparisons within specific designs are more reliable for studying semantic memory.

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Area of Science:

Cognitive Psychology
Neuroscience
Computational Linguistics

Background:

Individual differences in semantic networks are crucial for understanding semantic memory.
Previous methods for constructing individual semantic networks face data limitations.

Purpose of the Study:

To assess limitations of current behavioral paradigms for measuring individual semantic networks.
To propose improved study designs for capturing individual semantic network structures.

Main Methods:

A recovery simulation was employed to investigate psychometric properties.
Estimates from free association and relatedness judgment tasks were analyzed.
The impact of varying numbers of cues, responses, and cue diversity was examined.

Main Results:

Successful inference of semantic networks is achievable.
Absolute network characteristic estimates are significantly biased, limiting cross-paradigm comparisons.
Within-paradigm comparisons are reliable with moderate cues, responses, and diverse cue sets.

Conclusions:

Current methods may not accurately reflect absolute individual semantic network structures.
Optimized designs are essential for reliable measurement of individual differences in semantic networks.
Findings inform future research on semantic memory and network structures.