scholarly journals Role of contrast, lettercase, and viewing conditions in a lateralized word-naming task

1984 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 489-498 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justine Sergent
Keyword(s):  
Naming Task ◽  
Word Naming

Predictive Inference Activation

2012 ◽  
Vol 71 (3) ◽  
pp. 141-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Doriane Gras ◽  
Hubert Tardieu ◽  
Serge Nicolas
Keyword(s):  
Naming Task ◽  
Word Naming ◽  
Predictive Inference ◽  
Text Reading ◽  
Predictive Inferences

Predictive inferences are anticipations of what could happen next in the text we are reading. These inferences seem to be activated during reading, but a delay is necessary for their construction. To determine the length of this delay, we first used a classical word-naming task. In the second experiment, we used a Stroop-like task to verify that inference activation was not due to strategies applied during the naming task. The results show that predictive inferences are naturally activated during text reading, after approximately 1 s.

Nonconscious Perception, Where are You?

1989 ◽  
Vol 69 (3-2) ◽  
pp. 1243-1250
Author(s):  
Janet D. Larsen ◽  
Cheryl K. Yatsko ◽  
Bonnie McCulley ◽  
Thomas Fritsch
Keyword(s):  
Reaction Time ◽  
Naming Task ◽  
Word Naming ◽  
Recognition Threshold ◽  
Priming Effects ◽  
Nonconscious Perception

In three studies, no evidence of nonconscious perception was found, although general procedures used in previous studies reporting the effect were followed. Presence/absence thresholds (Exps. 1 and 2) or recognition threshold (Exp. 3) were established for each subject. There was no difference in the effects of related and unrelated primes on voice reaction time during a word naming task. These findings raise questions about the robustness of nonconscious priming effects.

Effects of attention and semantic relation on event-related potentials in a picture-word naming task

2000 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie L. Greenham ◽  
Robert M. Stelmack ◽  
Kenneth B. Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Event Related Potentials ◽  
Naming Task ◽  
Semantic Relation ◽  
Word Naming ◽  
Related Potentials

scholarly journals SpaVerb-WN—A megastudy of naming times for 4562 Spanish verbs: Effects of psycholinguistic and motor content variables

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Romina San Miguel-Abella ◽  
Miguel Ángel Pérez-Sánchez ◽  
Fernando Cuetos ◽  
Javier Marín ◽  
María González-Nosti
Keyword(s):  
Word Length ◽  
Response Times ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Word Naming ◽  
Negative Slope ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Syllable Frequency ◽  
Adult Participants ◽  
Psycholinguistic Variables

AbstractSeveral studies have been carried out in various languages to explore the role of the main psycholinguistic variables in word naming, mainly in nouns. However, reading of verbs has not been explored to the same extent, despite the differences that have been found between the processing of nouns and verbs. To reduce this research gap, we present here SpaVerb-WN, a megastudy of word naming in Spanish, with response times (RT) for 4562 verbs. RT were obtained from at least 20 healthy adult participants in a reading-aloud task. Several research questions on the role of syllable frequency, word length, neighbourhood, frequency, age of acquisition (AoA), and the novel variable ‘motor content’ in verb naming were also examined. Linear mixed-effects model analyses indicated that (1) RT increase in with increasing word length and with decreasing neighbourhood size, (2) syllable frequency does not show a significant effect on RT, (3) AoA mediates the effect of motor content, with a positive slope of motor content at low AoA scores and a negative slope at high AoA scores, and (4) there is an interaction between word frequency and AoA, in which the AoA effect for low-frequency verbs gradually decreases as frequency increases. The results are discussed in relation to existing evidence and in the context of the consistency of the spelling–sound mappings in Spanish.

Processing of Spanish Preterite Regular and Irregular Verbs: The Role of Neighborhood Density

2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Rodríguez-González
Keyword(s):  
Language Processing ◽  
Word Processing ◽  
Native Speakers ◽  
Reaction Times ◽  
Naming Task ◽  
Phonological Similarity ◽  
Neighborhood Density ◽  
Inflectional Morphology ◽  
Irregular Verbs

Research into lexical processes shows that frequency and phonological similarity (neighborhood density) affect word processing and retrieval. Previous studies on inflectional morphology have examined the influence of frequency of occurrence in speech production on the inflectional verb paradigm in English. Limited work has been done to examine the influence of phonological similarity in languages with a more complex morphological system than English. The present study examined the influence of neighborhood density on the processing of Spanish Preterite regular and irregular verbs as produced by thirty native speakers of Spanish. The results of a naming task showed that regular verbs were processed faster and more accurately than irregular ones. Similar to what has been observed in English, a facilitative effect of neighborhood density for –ir verbs was observed in both regular and irregular verbs, such that –ir verbs with dense neighborhoods were produced faster and more accurately than –ir verbs with sparse neighborhoods. However, no neighborhood density effects were observed for –ar verbs (regular and irregular) in reaction times and accuracy rates. Thus, the activation of a specific –ir verb was facilitated by similar sounding verbs regardless of being regular and irregular. Implications for models of morphology language processing are discussed.

Acquisition of doubly articulated stops among Ga-speaking children

2021 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-146
Author(s):  
Felix Kpogo ◽  
Virginia C. Mueller Gathercole ◽  
Jonathan Nsiah Tetteh
Keyword(s):  
Picture Naming ◽  
Speech Sound ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Naming Task ◽  
Older Children ◽  
Specific Factors ◽  
Better Than

Abstract This study investigates the acquisition of labio-velar stops by Ga-speaking children in Ghana. Such stops were elicited in initial, intervocalic, and pre-lateral positions through a picture naming task. Sixty Ga-dominant and Ga-English children at 5-, 61/2-, and 8-years of age were tested. All age groups showed some difficulty with the doubly articulated stops, but this was relative to voicing, phonological environment, age, and input. Performance on the voiceless labio-velar stop was better than on the voiced labio-velar stop, and better in intervocalic position than in word-initial and pre-lateral positions. Older children performed better than younger children and Ga-dominant children better than Ga-English children. Performance was better when children did not receive a prompt than when they did. Analysis of modifications reveals frequent processes of simplification to labial singleton stops, some voicing changes, and the occurrence of processes of vowel insertion between the stops and /l/. These findings are discussed in terms of universals of speech sound acquisition, the role of input, and the influence of language-specific factors on children’s performance.

Production of Cantonese classifiers in young heritage speakers and majority language speakers

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 1531-1548
Author(s):  
Rachel TY Kan
Keyword(s):  
Large Range ◽  
Noun Phrases ◽  
Naming Task ◽  
Grammatical Function ◽  
Heritage Speakers ◽  
Language Background ◽  
Bilingual Speakers ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Similarities And Differences

Aims and Objectives: This study investigated the production of classifiers in two groups of bilingual speakers: young heritage speakers of Cantonese in the USA and peers in Hong Kong, where Cantonese is the majority language. The role of language background factors in the heritage speakers’ performance was also examined. Methodology: The participants included 72 heritage speakers (3;10–11;3) and 61 majority language speakers (5;3–12;4). A picture-naming task was used to elicit the production of noun phrases containing six different target classifiers. A language background questionnaire was administered. Data and Analysis: The participants’ production was scored in terms of whether a classifier was produced in each obligatory context, and whether an appropriate form of classifier was used. The scores were analysed using multiple regression. Findings: Both groups were able to produce a classifier where required, but the heritage speakers were less accurate in selecting the appropriate classifier. There was a large range of abilities among the heritage speakers, and those with more Cantonese experience and a later age of arrival obtained higher scores. Originality: This study found both similarities and differences between heritage speakers and majority language speakers, and identified a potential trend of development in heritage speakers after age 10. Significance/Implications: This study showed that the classifier is acquired in heritage speakers, but its functional scope was narrowed to cover only grammatical function.

scholarly journals Detection of regularities in a random environment

2020 ◽  
Vol 73 (12) ◽  
pp. 2106-2118
Author(s):  
Arnaud Rey ◽  
Louisa Bogaerts ◽  
Laure Tosatto ◽  
Guillem Bonafos ◽  
Ana Franco ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Learning ◽  
Contextual Information ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Naming Task ◽  
Variable Number ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Human Participants ◽  
New Evidence ◽  
Repetition Task

Regularity detection, or statistical learning, is regarded as a fundamental component of our cognitive system. To test the ability of human participants to detect regularity in a more ecological situation (i.e., mixed with random information), we used a simple letter-naming paradigm in which participants were instructed to name single letters presented one at a time on a computer screen. The regularity consisted of a triplet of letters that were systematically presented in that order. Participants were not told about the presence of this regularity. A variable number of random letters were presented between two repetitions of the regular triplet, making this paradigm similar to a Hebb repetition task. Hence, in this Hebb-naming task, we predicted that if any learning of the triplet occurred, naming times for the predictable letters in the triplet would decrease as the number of triplet repetitions increased. Surprisingly, across four experiments, detection of the regularity only occurred under very specific experimental conditions and was far from a trivial task. Our study provides new evidence regarding the limits of statistical learning and the critical role of contextual information in the detection (or not) of repeated patterns.

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