The effect of lexical factors on recall from working memory: Generalizing the neighborhood size effect.

2017 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lesley S. Derraugh ◽  
Ian Neath ◽  
Aimée M. Surprenant ◽  
Olivia Beaudry ◽  
Jean Saint-Aubin
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Size Effect ◽  
Neighborhood Size ◽  
Neighborhood Size Effect ◽  
Lexical Factors

scholarly journals Development of neural basis for chinese orthographic neighborhood size effect

2015 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 632-647
Author(s):  
Jing Zhao ◽  
Qing-Lin Li ◽  
Guo-Sheng Ding ◽  
Hong-Yan Bi
Keyword(s):  
Size Effect ◽  
Neighborhood Size ◽  
Neural Basis ◽  
Orthographic Neighborhood ◽  
Orthographic Neighborhood Size ◽  
Neighborhood Size Effect

scholarly journals The Effects of Orthographic Neighborhood Size and the Influence of Individual Differences in Linguistic Skills During the Recognition of Chinese Words

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianping Xiong ◽  
Yujie Zhang ◽  
Ping Ju
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Individual Differences ◽  
Word Recognition ◽  
Size Effect ◽  
Word Frequency ◽  
Neighborhood Size ◽  
Orthographic Neighborhood ◽  
Orthographic Neighborhood Size ◽  
Neighborhood Size Effect ◽  
Linguistic Skills

There are still inconsistencies as to whether frequency and orthographic neighborhood size affect the reading and recognition of Chinese words. In addition, research on Chinese reading still adheres to the view that “all skilled readers read in the same way” and pays little attention to the influence of individual differences in linguistic skills on word recognition. In this research, we studied the recognition of Chinese two-character words in a lexical decision task (LDT) by manipulating neighborhood size and word frequency and controlling the frequency of the initial constituent character. Individual differences in linguistic skills were assessed through tests of spelling and reading comprehension. The results showed that: (1) A larger orthographic neighborhood size of the initial character had a facilitative effect on Chinese word recognition. The orthographic neighborhood size effect is modulated by word frequency, but this modulation effect was not stable. (2) Spelling and reading comprehension skills are good indicators to assess individual differences in Chinese linguistic skills, and they are significantly correlated. (3) Individual differences in linguistic skills influence the neighborhood size effect, which is moderated by word frequency.

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