Semantic and episodic priming in a perceptual identification task

1991 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeroen G. W. Raaijmakers ◽  
Rene Zeelenberg ◽  
Chris Schrijnemakers
Keyword(s):  
Perceptual Identification ◽  
Identification Task

Combining the Post-Cue Task and the Perceptual Identification Task to Assess Parallel Activation and Mutual Facilitation of Related Primes and Targets

2018 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 84-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Demian Scherer ◽  
Dirk Wentura
Keyword(s):  
Semantic Priming ◽  
Stimulus Onset ◽  
The Other ◽  
Perceptual Identification ◽  
Identification Task ◽  
Priming Effects ◽  
Priming Paradigm ◽  
Parallel Activation ◽  
Prime Target

Abstract. Recent theories assume a mutual facilitation in case of semantic overlap for concepts being activated simultaneously. We provide evidence for this claim using a semantic priming paradigm. To test for mutual facilitation of related concepts, a perceptual identification task was employed, presenting prime-target pairs briefly and masked, with an SOA of 0 ms (i.e., prime and target were presented concurrently, one above the other). Participants were instructed to identify the target. In Experiment 1, a cue defining the target was presented at stimulus onset, whereas in Experiment 2 the cue was not presented before the offset of stimuli. Accordingly, in Experiment 2, a post-cue task was merged with the perceptual identification task. We obtained significant semantic priming effects in both experiments. This result is compatible with the view that two concepts can both be activated in parallel and can mutually facilitate each other if they are related.

scholarly journals Perceptual identification task points to continuity between implicit memory and recall

Cognition ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 197 ◽  
pp. 104168
Author(s):  
Audrey Mazancieux ◽  
Tifany Pandiani ◽  
Chris J.A. Moulin
Keyword(s):  
Implicit Memory ◽  
Perceptual Identification ◽  
Identification Task ◽  
Memory And Recall

scholarly journals Unmasking the Effects of Orthography, Semantics, and Phonology on 2AFC Visual Word Perceptual Identification

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaylyn Kress ◽  
Josh Neudorf ◽  
Chelsea Ekstrand ◽  
Ron Borowsky
Keyword(s):  
Semantic Processing ◽  
Target Stimulus ◽  
Word Identification ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Pair Type ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Perceptual Identification ◽  
Word Target ◽  
Identification Task ◽  
Target Visibility

In the two-alternative forced-choice (2AFC) task, the target stimulus is presented very briefly, and the participants must choose between two options as to which was the presented target. Some past research (Grossi et al., 2009; Haro et al., 2019) has assumed that the 2AFC word identification task isolates orthographic effects, despite orthographic, semantic, and phonological differences between the alternative options. If so, performance should not differ between word target/nonword foil pairs and British/American word pairs, the latter of which only differ orthographically. In Experiment 1, accuracy and sensitivity were higher during word/nonword trials than British/American trials when participants stated their response was not a guess, demonstrating that phonological/semantic processing contributes to 2AFC performance. In Experiment 2, target visibility was manipulated by increasing the contrast between target and mask for half the trials. Experiment 2 showed that target visibility did not interact with pair type on reaction time, which suggests phonological/semantic processing did not result in feedback to orthographic encoding in this task. This study demonstrates the influence of phonological/semantic processing on word perceptual identification, and shows that 2AFC word identification does not isolate orthographic effects when word/nonword pairs are used, but using British/American word pairs provides a method for doing so. Implications for models and future research are discussed.

scholarly journals CONCEPTUALLY CUED PERCEPTUAL CATEGORIZATION IN ADULT L2 LEARNERS

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Cristina Lozano-Argüelles ◽  
Laura Fernández Arroyo ◽  
Nicole Rodríguez ◽  
Ezequiel M. Durand López ◽  
Juan J. Garrido Pozú ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adult Learners ◽  
Boundary Effect ◽  
Perceptual Identification ◽  
Perceptual Categorization ◽  
Multilevel Regression ◽  
L2 Proficiency ◽  
Identification Task ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
Language Context ◽  
The Continuum

Abstract Previous studies attest that early bilinguals can modify their perceptual identification according to the fine-grained phonetic detail of the language they believe they are hearing. Following Gonzales et al. (2019), we replicate the double phonemic boundary effect in late learners (LBs) using conceptual-based cueing. We administered a forced choice identification task to 169 native English adult learners of Spanish in two sessions. In both sessions, participants identified the same /b/-/p/ voicing continuum, but language context was cued conceptually using the instructions. The data were analyzed using Bayesian multilevel regression. Learners categorized the continuum in a similar manner when they believed they were hearing English. However, when they believed they were hearing Spanish, “voiceless” responses increased as a function of L2 proficiency. This research demonstrates the double phonemic boundary effect can be conceptually cued in LBs and supports accounts positing selective activation of independent perception grammars in L2 learning.

scholarly journals The N400 ERP component reflects a learning signal during language comprehension

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alice Hodapp ◽  
Milena Rabovsky
Keyword(s):  
Implicit Memory ◽  
Language Processing ◽  
Network Modeling ◽  
Reaction Times ◽  
Neural Network Modeling ◽  
Perceptual Identification ◽  
Probabilistic Representation ◽  
Identification Task ◽  
Sentence Reading ◽  
N400 Component

The functional significance of the N400 ERP component is still actively debated. Based on neural network modeling it was recently proposed that the N400 component can be interpreted as the change in a probabilistic representation corresponding to an internal temporal-difference prediction error at the level of meaning that drives adaptation in language processing. These computational modeling results imply that increased N400 amplitudes should correspond to greater adaptation. To investigate this model derived hypothesis, the current study manipulated expectancy in a sentence reading task, which influenced N400 amplitudes, and critically also later implicit memory for the manipulated word: reaction times in a perceptual identification task were significantly faster for previously unexpected words. Additionally, it could be demonstrated that this adaptation seems to specifically depend on the process underlying N400 amplitudes, as participants with larger N400 differences also exhibited a larger implicit memory benefit. These findings support the interpretation of the N400 as an implicit learning signal in language processing.

A sociotonetic study of Lalo tone split in progress

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cathryn Yang ◽  
James N. Stanford ◽  
Zhengyu Yang
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Effects ◽  
Perceptual Identification ◽  
Acoustic Cues ◽  
Historical Evidence ◽  
Identification Task ◽  
Educational Levels ◽  
Mixed Effects Modeling ◽  
First Time ◽  
Perceptual Factors ◽  
Temporal Extent

Since Labov’s early work (e.g., 1963, 1966), sociolinguists have frequently examined change in progress on the segmental level, but much less is known about tone change in progress. The present study finds evidence of a tone split in progress in Lalo, a Tibeto-Burman language of China. While many of the world’s tone languages show historical evidence of tone splits, to our knowledge this is the first time that a tone split has been observed while it is occurring, making it possible to closely examine phonological, social, and perceptual factors. In this sociotonetic study of Lalo, 2,938 tone tokens were extracted from recordings of 38 speakers and analyzed in terms of age, sex, and educational level. Multifactorial analyses show that the temporal extent of voiced stops’ depression of Tone 1 F0 is increasing in apparent time, especially among women, while VOT of voiced stops is decreasing as educational levels improve, giving speakers more contact with Mandarin Chinese. The same 38 speakers were also given a perceptual identification task in which F0 was systematically adjusted. Mixed-effects modeling showed that listeners used multiple acoustic cues (consonant voicing, F0 onset, and F0 shape) to identify the voiced initial. These findings suggest that Lalo is undergoing a tone split that follows Beddor’s (2009) coarticulatory path to sound change.

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