Semantic Context and Word Frequency Effects in Visual Word Recognition.

Becker, Curtis A.

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ERIC Number: EJ213580

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Publication Date: 1979-May

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Semantic Context and Word Frequency Effects in Visual Word Recognition.

Becker, Curtis A.

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, v5 n2 p252-59 May 1979

Schuberth and Eimas (EJ 159 939) reported that context and frequency effects added to determine reaction times in a lexical decision (word v nonword) task. The present reexamination shows that context and frequency do interact, with semantic context facilitating the processing of low-frequency words more than high-frequency words. (Author/CP)

Descriptors: Associative Learning, Classification, Context Clues, Higher Education, Language Processing, Letters (Alphabet), Reaction Time, Semantics, Technical Reports, Visual Stimuli, Word Frequency, Word Recognition

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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