Disentangling the Role of Biphone Probability From Neighborhood Density in the Perception of Nonwords
Disentangling the Role of Biphone Probability From Neighborhood Density in the Perception of Nonwords
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解开双峰概率与邻域密度在非单词感知中的作用
DOI:
10.1177/00238309231164982
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发表时间:
2023
影响因子:
1.8
通讯作者:
Sundara, Megha
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作者:
Steffman, Jeremy;Sundara, Megha
In six experiments we explored how biphone probability and lexical neighborhood density influence listeners’ categorization of vowels embedded in nonword sequences. We found independent effects of each. Listeners shifted categorization of a phonetic continuum to create a higher probability sequence, even when neighborhood density was controlled. Similarly, listeners shifted categorization to create a nonword from a denser neighborhood, even when biphone probability was controlled. Next, using a visual world eye-tracking task, we determined that biphone probability information is used rapidly by listeners in perception. In contrast, task complexity and irrelevant variability in the stimuli interfere with neighborhood density effects. These results support a model in which both biphone probability and neighborhood density independently affect word recognition, but only biphone probability effects are observed early in processing.