Are lexical factors immune to response modality in backward recall? The effects of imageability and word frequency.

2018 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olivia Beaudry ◽  
Jean Saint-Aubin ◽  
Katherine Guérard ◽  
Myriam Pâquet
Keyword(s):  
Word Frequency ◽  
Response Modality ◽  
Backward Recall ◽  
Lexical Factors

The word length effect in backward recall: the role of response modality

Memory ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 692-700
Author(s):  
Jean Saint-Aubin ◽  
Olivia Beaudry ◽  
Dominic Guitard ◽  
Myriam Pâquet ◽  
Katherine Guérard
Keyword(s):  
Word Length ◽  
Length Effect ◽  
Response Modality ◽  
Word Length Effect ◽  
Backward Recall

Influence of Lexical Factors on Word-Finding Accuracy, Error Patterns, and Substitution Types

2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 356-366 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rochelle S. Newman ◽  
Diane J. German ◽  
Jennifer R. Jagielko
Keyword(s):  
Target Word ◽  
Word Frequency ◽  
Phonotactic Probability ◽  
Error Patterns ◽  
Word Finding ◽  
Exploratory Investigation ◽  
Neighborhood Frequency ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Naming Performance ◽  
Lexical Factors

This retrospective, exploratory investigation examined the types of target words that 66 children with/without word-finding difficulties (WFD) had difficulty naming, and the types of errors they made. Words were studied with reference to lexical factors (LFs) that might influence naming performance: word frequency, familiarity, length, phonotactic probability, and lexical neighborhood. For the most part, LFs similarly affected the word finding of children with/without WFD. Target word frequency predicted word-finding success for both groups, and word substitutions and error patterns were affected by the LFs under study. Children tended to produce substitutions that were shorter and higher in frequency, neighborhood frequency, and phonotactic probability than the target word. LFs also influenced children’s error patterns. Low word frequency led to form-related blocked errors for both groups, and low neighborhood frequency predicted form- and segment-related phonologic errors for children with WFD only. Theoretical and practical implications of these preliminary findings are discussed.

The Impact of Lexical Factors on Children's Word-Finding Errors

2004 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 624-636 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane J. German ◽  
Rochelle S. Newman
Keyword(s):  
Target Word ◽  
Word Frequency ◽  
Lexical Access ◽  
Neighborhood Density ◽  
Error Patterns ◽  
Word Finding ◽  
Exploratory Investigation ◽  
Neighborhood Frequency ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Lexical Factors

This retrospective, exploratory investigation examined the types of target words that 30 children with word-finding difficulties (aged 8 to 12 years) had difficulty naming and the types of errors they made on these words. Words were studied with reference to lexical factors that might influence naming performance: word frequency, age of acquisition, familiarity, and lexical neighborhood. Findings indicated that neighborhood density predicted word-finding success, and target word substitutions and error patterns manifested were affected by the lexical factors under study. Students tended to produce substitutions that were higher in frequency, learned earlier, and that resided in neighborhoods of greater density and higher frequency than the target word. Lexical factors also influenced children’s error patterns. Neighborhood density predicted form-related errors: Children produced more blocked errors on words from sparse neighborhoods. Word frequency and neighborhood frequency predicted form-segment-related errors as phonologic errors occurred on rare words and words whose neighbors contained lower frequency, uncommon phonological patterns. This important first step in the examination of how lexical factors have an impact on word-finding errors in children suggests that different types of words are more likely to result in failures of lexical access at different stages of processing. Theoretical and practical implications of these preliminary findings are discussed. KEY WORDS: word-finding difficulties, lexical access, language and learning disabilities, word frequency, lexical neighborhood

Experience Matters

2020 ◽  
Vol 228 (4) ◽  
pp. 254-263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pedro S. Mendes ◽  
Karlos Luna ◽  
Pedro B. Albuquerque
Keyword(s):  
Word Frequency ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Recall Test ◽  
Judgments Of Learning ◽  
Direct Experience ◽  
Frequency Effects ◽  
Actual Frequency ◽  
Actual Word ◽  
High Frequency Words

Abstract. The present study tested if word frequency effects on judgments of learning (JOLs) are exclusively due to beliefs or if the direct experience with the items also plays a role. Across four experiments, participants read prompts about the frequency of the words (high/low), which could be congruent/incongruent with the words’ actual frequency. They made pre-study JOLs (except Experiment 1b), immediate JOLs, and completed a recall test. If experience drives the effect, JOLs should be based on actual word frequency rather than the prompts. Results showed higher pre-study JOLs for prompts of high frequency, but higher immediate JOLs for high-frequency words regardless of the prompt, suggesting an effect of direct experience with the words. In Experiments 2 and 3, we manipulated participants’ beliefs, finding a small effect of beliefs on JOLs. We conclude that, regarding word frequency, direct experience with the items seems more relevant than beliefs when making immediate JOLs.

Word frequency effects and masked repetition priming: An ERP study

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marianna D. Eddy ◽  
Jonathan Grainger ◽  
Danielle Lopez ◽  
Phillip J. Holcomb
Keyword(s):  
Word Frequency ◽  
Repetition Priming ◽  
Frequency Effects ◽  
Masked Repetition

Effects of word frequency and repetition on the coordination of eye fixations and responses in word sequences

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer S. Burt ◽  
Stefanie I. Becker ◽  
Michael Carroll ◽  
Roger W. Remington
Keyword(s):  
Word Frequency ◽  
Eye Fixations
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