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@MISC{Bowers_,
author = {Jeffrey S. Bowers},
title = {},
year = {}
}
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Abstract
Five experiments were carried out to test the claim that the modality specific and nonspecific components of long-term priming are differentially sensitive to word frequency, with the specific component less affected. In contrast with this claim, specific and nonspecific priming were similarly reduced for high-frequency words in three lexical decision and two perceptual identification experiments. These findings highlight the important role of frequency in modulating priming as well as provide a basic constraint for future theories of priming. In addition, the role of task and student population in modulating priming is examined. 3 The modality specific and non-specific components of long-term priming are frequency sensitive Long-term priming refers to a facilitation in processing a stimulus as a consequence of having encountered the same (or a related) stimulus in an earlier episode. Generally, this facilitation is measured in terms of an improved accuracy or a reduced latency in iden...
Keyphrases
long-term priming important role student population improved accuracy nonspecific component lexical decision reduced latency modality specific perceptual identification experiment non-specific component word frequency high-frequency word nonspecific priming basic constraint future theory specific component
