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  • 1Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Cambridge, England. sm124@cam.ac.uk

Journal of Experimental Psychology. Learning, Memory, and Cognition
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Priming words with similar sounds can hinder recognition of the target word, especially with longer delays. This inhibitory effect suggests strengthened lexical representations make similar words harder to identify.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Psycholinguistics
  • Experimental Psychology

Background:

  • Models of word recognition often predict inhibitory priming for phonologically similar words.
  • Empirical evidence for inhibitory priming, particularly at short time scales, has been inconsistent.
  • Previous research has yielded mixed results regarding the effects of phonological similarity on word recognition.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the phenomenon of inhibitory priming in word recognition.
  • To examine the influence of phonological similarity between prime and probe words on lexical decision times.
  • To explore the role of prime-to-probe lag duration on inhibitory and facilitatory effects.

Main Methods:

  • Conducted 7 continuous lexical-decision experiments involving 288 participants.

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  • Utilized varying prime-to-probe lags, ranging from a few trials to 1-5 minutes.
  • Analyzed response times for monosyllabic and polysyllabic words based on shared phonological elements (onset, vowel, rime, syllable).

    • Main Results:

    • Longer lags (1-5 min) revealed increased response times for words preceded by phonologically similar primes (shared onset/vowel or first syllable).
    • This inhibitory effect was specific to word-word priming, not observed with other prime types.
    • Shorter lags (few trials) showed facilitatory effects, potentially due to phonological similarity or familiarity biases.

    Conclusions:

    • Inhibitory priming occurs when longer lags strengthen a prime word's lexical representation, hindering subsequent recognition of similar words.
    • The absence of clear inhibitory effects in prior short-lag studies may be due to competing facilitatory mechanisms.
    • Findings contribute to understanding the dynamics of lexical access and the temporal interplay of inhibitory and facilitatory processes in word recognition.