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Semantic priming perspectives from memory and word recognition /

McNamara, Timothy P.

Semantic priming perspectives from memory and word recognition / [electronic resource] : Timothy P. Mcnamara. - New York : Psychology Press, 2005. - 1 online resource - Essays in cognitive psychology .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-188) and index.

What is semantic priming and why should anyone care about it? -- Spreading activation models -- Becker's verification model -- Compound-cue models -- Distributed network models -- Multistage activation models -- Methodological issues -- Automatic vs. strategic priming -- Associative vs. "pure" semantic priming -- Mediated vs. direct priming -- Effects of lag -- Forward vs. backward priming -- Conscious vs. unconscious priming -- Prime-task effect -- List context effects -- Word frequency, stimulus quality, and stimulus repetition -- Cognitive neuroscience of semantic priming -- What have we learned about semantic priming and what does the future hold.

9781841690797 9780203338001 (electronic bk.)


Semantics--Psychological aspects.
Priming (Psychology)

P325.5.P78 / M38 2005

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