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Sequential Effects in Naming: A Time-Criterion Account
- Source :
- Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory and Cognition. Jan, 2001, Vol. 27 Issue 1, 117
- Publication Year :
- 2001
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Abstract
- S. J. Lupker, P. Brown, and L. Colombo (1997) reported that target naming latencies are strongly affected by the difficulty of the other stimuli in a trial block, an effect they attributed to readers' strategic use of a time criterion to guide responding. In the present research, the authors asked whether there are also trial-by-trial ('sequential') effects by examining naming latency as a function of the difficulty of the preceding stimulus. In Experiment 1, both nonwords and high-frequency regular words were named more rapidly following a word than a nonword. Experiments 2, 3, and 4 were parallel experiments involving a variety of stimulus types (e.g., high- and low-frequency inconsistent words, easy and hard nonwords). In all cases, similar sequential effects were observed (i.e., all stimulus types had shorter latencies following an easier-to-name than a harder-to-name stimulus). In terms of the time-criterion account, criterion placement appears to be affected by the relative difficulty of the preceding stimulus in a way that is independent of stimulus type.
Details
- ISSN :
- 02787393
- Volume :
- 27
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory and Cognition
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.70925944