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On the origin of the cumulative semantic inhibition effect

ALARIO, Dr F.-Xavier and MOSCOSO DEL PRADO MARTIN, Dr Fermin (2008) On the origin of the cumulative semantic inhibition effect. [Journal (Paginated)] (Unpublished)

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Abstract

We report an extension of the cumulative semantic inhibition effect found by Howard, Nickels, Coltheart, and Cole-Virtue (2006). Using more sensitive statistical analyses, we found a significant variation in the magnitude of the effect across categories. This variation cannot be explained by the naming speed of each category. In addition, using a sub-sample of the data, a second cumulative effect arouse for newly-defined supra-categories, over and above the effect of the original ones. We discuss these findings in terms of the representations that drive lexical access, and interpret them as supporting featural or distributed hypotheses.

Item Type:Journal (Paginated)
Subjects:Linguistics > Semantics
Psychology > Cognitive Psychology
Psychology > Psycholinguistics
ID Code:6071
Deposited By: ALARIO, Dr F.-Xavier
Deposited On:11 May 2008 02:39
Last Modified:11 Mar 2011 08:57

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