| Implicit word learning benefits from semantic richness: Electrophysiological and behavioral evidence. | |
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PMID: 21928930 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Words differ considerably in the amount of associated semantic information. Despite the crucial role of meaning in language, it is still unclear whether and how this variability modulates language learning. Here, we provide initial evidence demonstrating that implicit learning in repetition priming is influenced by the amount of semantic features associated with a given word. Electroencephalographic recordings were obtained while participants performed a visual lexical decision task; the complete stimulus set was repeated once. Repetition priming effects on performance accuracy and the N400 component of the event-related brain potential were enhanced for words with many semantic features. These findings suggest a novel and important impact of the richness of semantic representations on learning and plasticity within the lexical-conceptual system; they are discussed in their relevance for assumptions concerning basic mechanisms underlying word learning. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved). |
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Milena Rabovsky; Werner Sommer; Rasha Abdel Rahman |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-9-19 |
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Title: Journal of experimental psychology. Learning, memory, and cognition Volume: - ISSN: 1939-1285 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Sep |
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Created Date: 2011-9-20 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8207540 Medline TA: J Exp Psychol Learn Mem Cogn Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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