Orthographic neighborhood size effects and associative recognition.

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Three experiments on the role of orthographic distinctiveness (as measured by neighborhood size [N]) in associative recognition are reported. A mirror effect was obtained, with high-N words receiving more hits and fewer false alarms than low-N words. This pattern was replicated in Experiment 2, where participants carried out a relational orienting task. However, the high-N advantage in hit rates was eliminated in Experiment 3 when subjects carried out an item-processing orienting task. The high-N advantage in associative recognition contrasts with the low-N advantage found in item recognition. This reversal of mirror effects between item and associative recognition is empirically similar to patterns found in studies of normative word frequency.

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Author/s: Glanc, Gina A (GA); Greene, Robert L (RL);

Affiliation: Case Western Reserve University, USA. gglanc(-atsign-)norwich.edu

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Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: The American journal of psychology (Am J Psychol), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-; vol 122 (issue 1) : pp 53-61

Dates: Created 2009/04/09; Completed 2009/05/11;

PMID: 19353931, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 5/11/2009, IMS Date: 11 May 2009 00:00:00)

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