AN ACTIVATION VERIFICATION MODEL FOR LETTER AND WORD RECOGNITION - THE WORD-SUPERIORITY EFFECT
AN ACTIVATION VERIFICATION MODEL FOR LETTER AND WORD RECOGNITION - THE WORD-SUPERIORITY EFFECT
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DOI:
10.1037/0033-295x.89.5.573
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发表时间:
1982-01-01
影响因子:
5.4
通讯作者:
SCHVANEVELDT, RW
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作者:
PAAP, KR;NEWSOME, SL;SCHVANEVELDT, RW
Developed an activation–verification model for letter and word recognition that yields predictions of 2-alternative forced-choice performance for 864 individual stimuli that are either words, orthographically regular nonwords, or orthographically irregular nonwords. The model explains why letters embedded in words are recognized more accurately than letters embedded in nonwords. The encoding algorithm uses empirically determined confusion matrices to activate units in both an alphabetum and a lexicon. Predicted performance is enhanced when decisions are based on lexical information, because activity in the lexicon tends to constrain the identity of test letters more than the activity in the alphabetum. Thus, the model predicts large advantages of words over irregular nonwords, and smaller advantages of words over regular nonwords. The predicted differences demonstrate that the effects of manipulating lexicality and orthography can be predicted on the basis of lexical constraint alone. Within each class (word, regular nonword, irregular nonword) there are significant correlations between the simulated and obtained responses on individual items. This model is contrasted with the interactive activation model of JL McClelland et al (see record 1981-31825-001).(29 ref)(PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)