All cumulative semantic interference is not equal: A test of the Dark Side Model of lexical access

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dc.contributor.advisorSchnur, Tatiana T.en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberMartin, Randi C.en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberFischer-Baum, Simonen_US
dc.creatorWalker Hughes, Julieen_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-16T18:32:11Zen_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-16T18:32:15Zen_US
dc.date.available2013-09-16T18:32:11Zen_US
dc.date.available2013-09-16T18:32:15Zen_US
dc.date.created2013-05en_US
dc.date.issued2013-09-16en_US
dc.date.submittedMay 2013en_US
dc.date.updated2013-09-16T18:32:16Zen_US
dc.description.abstractLanguage production depends upon the context in which words are named. Renaming previous items results in facilitation while naming pictures semantically related to previous items causes interference. A computational model (Oppenheim, Dell, & Schwartz, 2010) proposes that both facilitation and interference are the result of using naming events as “learning experiences” to ensure future accuracy. The model successfully simulates naming data from different semantic interference paradigms by implementing a learning mechanism that creates interference and a boosting mechanism that resolves interference. This study tested this model’s assumptions that semantic interference effects in naming are created by learning and resolved by boosting. Findings revealed no relationship between individual performance across semantic interference tasks, and measured learning and boosting abilities did not predict performance. These results suggest that learning and boosting mechanisms do not fully characterize the processes underlying semantic interference when naming.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationWalker Hughes, Julie. "All cumulative semantic interference is not equal: A test of the Dark Side Model of lexical access." (2013) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/72060">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/72060</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.slug123456789/ETD-2013-05-537en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/72060en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectSemantic interferenceen_US
dc.subjectSpeech productionen_US
dc.subjectLearningen_US
dc.subjectBoostingen_US
dc.subjectPrimingen_US
dc.subjectComputational modelingen_US
dc.titleAll cumulative semantic interference is not equal: A test of the Dark Side Model of lexical accessen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentPsychologyen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineSocial Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen_US
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