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Sequential dependencies in the lexical decision task

S D Lima1, L A Huntsman

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 53201-0413, USA. suelima@csd.uwm.edu

Psychological Research
|January 1, 1997
PubMed
Summary

Response times in the lexical decision task (LDT) are affected by preceding trials. Even without clear item relationships, nonword trials slow down subsequent responses, indicating sequential dependencies in LDT.

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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Psycholinguistics
  • Experimental Psychology

Background:

  • The lexical decision task (LDT) is a common method for studying word recognition.
  • Previous research has explored factors influencing response times in LDT.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate whether response latency in the LDT is independent of the lexical status of the preceding trial item.
  • To determine if sequential dependencies exist in LDT performance.

Main Methods:

  • Two experiments were conducted using the lexical decision task.
  • Participants responded to word and nonword stimuli presented sequentially.
  • Response latencies were measured and analyzed based on the previous trial's item type.

Main Results:

  • In Experiment 1, both word and nonword responses were slower following a nonword trial compared to a word trial.
  • In Experiment 2, responses to nonwords and pseudohomophones were slower after nonword or pseudohomophone trials, but word responses were unaffected.
  • These findings suggest that the lexical status of the previous item influences current trial response times.

Conclusions:

  • Sequential dependencies exist across consecutive trials in the lexical decision task.
  • These dependencies persist even when there is no semantic, morphological, phonological, or orthographic relationship between trial items.
  • The study highlights the influence of trial history on lexical processing.

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